Bagatelle

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Bagatelle is an indoor table game closely related to the games of billiards, pool, snooker and is a precursor of the pinball machine. The object of which is to get nine balls past pins, which act as obstacles, into holes.Rather like a Billiards table, Pool table or Darts board, a variety of games can be played with the Bagatelle but all involve the players standing at the square end of the table and hitting the balls with a cue towards the holes at the other end.

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[Richard1978]

Re: Bagatelle

I had one with a pinball like firing device.

It had a clear plastic case & a card back, which eventually got damaged & all the balls fell out.