Bagatelle

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Bagatelle

• By Sarah Hannon
• And
• Curtis Roemmich

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History

• Bagatelle evolved in order to bring outdoor games
  such as Croquet and Shuffleboard inside and atop
  tables
• Discovered in France during the reign of King
  Louis XIV

www.extremecroquet.org/about/galleryart.html
http//www.shuffleboard.qc.ca/usrimage/0shuffleboa
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History

• Bagatelle from Italian bagattella
• Represents a trifle
• Bagatelle was the highlight of the party hosted
  by King Louis XVI
• After Bagatelle was introduced at this party it
  spread rapidly across France and other countries

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History

• From 1770 to 1850 Bagatelle was as popular as
  Billiards throughout England and Britain
• During this period of time Bagatelle became part
  of a list that was restricted to play from 1 a.m.
  to 8 a.m. and on Sundays, Christmas Day, and Good
  Friday

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Playing Surface

• Bagatelle table resembles billiard tables
• One difference between the two tables is that a
  bagatelle table has one round end
• There are nine holes on the round end which are
  protected by pins that serve as an obstacle for
  the player
• Hole number 9 is placed in the middle and the
  other holes 1-8 are in semi-random order at the
  end of the table
• Each holes number represents the point value of
  that hole

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Size of table

• Size of table depends of size of balls
• Sizes vary from 6 to 10 feet long and 2 to 3 feet
  wide
• 6 foot tables use 1 inch balls
• 7 foot tables use 1 1/4 inch balls
• 8-10 foot tables use 1 7/8 inch balls

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How to Play

• 8 white balls are struck in succession followed
  by 1 black ball by a player using a stick or cue
• The black ball doubles the point value of that
  ball
• The point value is totaled at the end of a
  players turn which allows the next player to
  have a turn

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Winners

• The winner is determined by the player with the
  highest score after all players have had a turn

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Modern Bagatelle

• Pinball and Pachinko have become modern versions
  of Bagatelle
• The scoring methods have changed to electronic
  devises which allows balls to score points as
  they travel around the games surface, instead of
  scoring when the ball comes to a stop
• Examples are flippers and chutes which make the
  point totals much higher

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Modern Bagatelle

• The game show The Price is Right adopted the a
  form of Bagatelle to create a game called Plinko

http//gscentral.net/plinko.htm
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Rules and Regulations

• Bagatelle rules and regulations depends on the
  time period and the country or region in which
  the game is played