Object: Just for fun.
(Version 2.0, 36 Variants)
 
Click the board to get the ball(s) rolling.
 
In the default variant ten billiard balls are randomly dropped. They roll across the billiard table orthogonally or diagonally. The reflective border of the table is artificially 'roughened' and hence rebounces the balls not always correctly. (This may also reflect the 'spin' of the balls). This gives the scene a more random behaviour.
 
When one ball hits another ball, it is bounced off sideways.
 
Other variants:
In some variants more balls are automatically dropped or you have to drop a certain number of balls yourself before they start rolling.
Some variants have a smooth table border, where the balls rebounce always correctly.
Finally, there are 18 variants playing on a smaller board.
 
Note that the moves list is switched off for performance reasons.
This game needs Zillions V2.0 (or higher) to run.
 
 
'Billiard Balls' is one of the few Zillions games which actually use 'animation'. Other games which use animation are Turing Machine I and II and several puzzle solving games like the Backtrack series, but the movements are not as smooth as in this game. Maybe this game will encourage other authors to experiment more with animation in Zillions.
 
More freeware and real puzzles and games at my homepage: karl.kiwi.gen.nz.