There are many ways to gage the changes in billiards since it was invented approximately 350 years ago. Obviously, from the earliest days to today’s modern game there have been many rule changes but these changes extend way beyond just matters related to sport—Billiards has grown up and transformed as much as the United States has during its existence. The way billiards have changed begins in many ways with how they began. As an amateur sport it was a loose organization of ru