@Canageek@cybre.space @IceWolf

pool tables have pockets and you generally score by knocking the balls into said pockets (in eg 8 ball, which is the most popular type of pool, there are additional rules about which can be pocketed when)

Billiards is a broader term that *technically* applies to pool but also applies to all other games involving knocking balls around with a cue on a table. So since pool is a popular billiards variant, people often use the term billiards to mean ‘a billiards game that is not pool.’ These games are played on pocketless tables, so its reasonable to make a distinction