I love how they're like, "Okay are you ready?" *starts the time* "Oh by the way, here's the rest of the rules"

Need more of these "Tom Scott plays pub games with mathematicians" videos.

Best part: 6:57 Matt “Can you walk me through the strategy? I though you would’ve tried to sink that in the hole” Tom “I did”

Their names are like something I would see in a 6th grade math test. "If Izzy has 450 points and Matt has more than Tom..."

"Unless it's really awesome" is an actual rule in D&D.

1:21 "Do you feel the pressure?" "Well,tecnically I'm feeling a bar...."

"This is against the clock, are you ready? GO!" "Right let's discuss the rules" 😂😂🤣🤣

"These tables are very rare, only one manufacturer still makes them" *passes a massive pint over the table*

Tom giggling at the balls will drop proves why he's so enjoyable to watch.

how and why did this fall out of fashion? this looks brilliant

15:45 I am amazed at the flawless execution of a triple potted turn

Holy crap, that game looks like fun. And yet I'm almost certainly never going to get the chance to try it. I'm mildly tempted to build one!

James, Matt and Scott all in the same video?? Awesome!

James Grime + Matt Parker + Tom Scott = Pure awesome Also, this introduced me to a new maths blog(Izzy's), so bonus points for that

James Grime sinking those last balls like a boss.

Do you have a wardrobe full of just jeans and a red t-shirt

So.. The dude from numberphile knows the dude from computerphile? Awesome

Well, I tried making my own out of a pool table, but the barman heard my hole saw and threw me out the pub.

"I don't know how I'll get anything" *Proceeds to get ALL OF THEM*

6:58 funniest British joke I've ever heard.

Parker, Grime and Scott - all my favourite youtubers in one video!

Anybody else kept getting distracted by the Matt clone in the background.

I love bar billiards. Our local pub got rid of their table and I was gutted. I just couldn't believe a bunch of really intelligent people would start the timer and then begin to explain the rules. It's normally hilarious to watch people who don't know how to play put their money in and then try to work out how to play while the timer ticks down - I remember watching some guys who didn't even put the back board up when they started so half the holes were covered up the whole time.

15:40. You're welcome

You guys are like the justice league of maths and physics.

This has to be one of my favourite videos on your channel, Tom. Matt Parker is just the best anyway and I loved seeing the four of you interacting and teaching/learning the game.

I genuinely believed this was an elaborate turn-of-the-century prank game in which you "teach" new players increasingly maddening rules while the clock ticks down, in order to win every time.

Tom's videos are compelling because he has the rare gift of creating charisma out of unpromising situations, like this video and game.

I haven't played bar billiards in 10 years. My parents ran a pub in Worthing and we had one then but I was crap at it and didn't really understood the rules completely so I tended to prefer playing pool instead but it was a nice thing to have around. There was an edit where you were talking about the decline in manufacture of the tables and its a shame we didn't get to hear the rest of that sentence. I know bar billiards have been in steady decline since the arrival of pool in pubs and its a shame such a game of skill is slowly dieing out. i know the supplier my father worked with getting his tables is still in existence and still able to supply tables for people - perhaps you could have your very own table at home if you wanted :P

the most interesting thing in the video is figuring out how the scoreboard works

I'm surprised they didn't get out the brown paper for the end game shot XD

This game looks brilliant. I'm kinda sad I've never seen one in Australia. I'll have to put it on my to-do list if I ever come to the UK!

My main question is: why doesn't the foldy-downy-hole-protector protect the 30 point holes?

I recognize james' fake smile at the end. I can tell that inside, he was really angry that he lost

Finally, after several years of looking, I found a bar billiards table for sale ... living in Australia didn't help at all. My Friday night darts sessions with a few old codgers like myself has just evolved, no one other than myself had ever heard of bar billiards but now they love the game.

Now i really want a weekly podcast from them, just playing bar billiards, drinking and discussing the week's news, probably with someone highly energetic to spice up the commentary.

Two of my favourite Mathematicians, one of my favourite programmers, billiards and beer. This has to be one of my favourite collaborations ever.

There should be more tables like this in places that are too small for a pool or snooker table. I want to try this game right now, but I have no idea where to find a table.

Damn! we don't have this in the US. I'm sure it would be a big hit, especially in NYC. Maybe someone should start a trend as a tryout in some parts of the Bronx where pub culture is still very big.

1:40 Suggestion, explain the rules BEFORE your balls drop.

Was in this pub last week. They've repainted the walls so that swirl has gone, and I didn't see the bar billiards table. If you want to make another app you could do one that lets you find bar games in your area.

What a shock. The day I discover this kind of table exists is the day I discover Tom already did a video on said table.

Three mathematicians and a guy in a red shirt walk into a bar....

Anyone else wince when the full pint was passed across the table?

Does Matt Gray have a body double in the background?

I wanted to make the video like this Indoor League 2 'appen.

I spent my puberty playing bar billiards. There was a table in a pub just outside Harrogate in the 80s where my brothers and friends would commute from Leeds to play nightly. It has to be the best pub game ever. I think there were only a few in Yorkshire at that time as the ubiquitous American Pool tables ousted them nationwide despite the latter requiring far more space. I suppose because pool was also quicker ergo made more money than Bar Billiards. The unwritten law was that morally you had to go for the red in the 200 if at all possible despite the eradication of your total score. There were also secveral layouts of the pins/mushrooms in different regions. Some had four, one just in front of the 200,100 & 50s holes. The game we played had three turned mushroom pegs and the whites stood misway between each of the 50s and the 100 hole.

8:50 "All the rules have Subclause 'Unless it's really awesome' " Yes, more games should adopt this!

18:04 “a very manly scream from Tom”

I just found this video and am getting a major nostalgia trip from it. I used to play this as a kid in a social club in Rugby, where my Dad's parents lived. I reckon it's been 35 years since I last played, though.

Pros of this game: - Takes up less space than a normal pool table - Only one cue needed - An exciting endgame which still allows anyone to win - A time limit which helps keep the game at a reasonable length - Four people can play

Oh man, they used to have a Bar Billiards table in the pub next door to where I work. We played it every lunch time! Then they replaced it with two fruit machines and we stopped going there. I'd love to find another table nearby, I'd even be tempted to buy one for myself!

I've never heard of this game before and I'm really eager to try it.

Liked as soon as I saw James Grime

Back when I was alive in the 1990s at least four of the pubs I used regularly had bar billiards. It's great fun and good pub game, it takes up much less space than pool. If you're not sure what pubs, (or indeed fun), were ask your parents.

This is wonderful; I'd love to watch more of this kinda stuff (Bar Billiards and other obscure old physical games)

“Jim” Grime instead of James is my favorite bit.

Why do I see two Matt Grays at 8:21? I'm mighty confused right now...

This is so scuffed and I thoroughly enjoyed it

this is probably one of my favourite videos. now i want to see a whole series of Let's Play videos about different pub games. Cheese Skittles is the one that was popular where my wife grew up in Bedfordshire.

Coordination, drinking and adding up.

Imagine going into a pub, ordering a pint and then turning round and finding tom, matt, matt, grimes and izzy all at the same time having a game together, sounds like a joke but would make your decade.

I never thought I'd see a let's play on Tom's channel...

Why am I watching this at 4am, I need to go to sleep, I have literally been binge watching Tom Scott Videos all night

Bring the game back into pubs! All pubs should have bar billiards and a pool table

I would love to see more collaborative videos between my favorite youtubers like this.

I swear I could listen to you talk about anything. I've seen this come up in my suggested before and though to myself "Ugh, boorrring" decided to watch it and twenty minutes later and that was some of the most quality entertainment I've ever had. I really want to play this now!

Three of my favourite KZfaqrs of all time, but I have homework to do! Why did I click on this video?!?

sub-clause: "unless it's really awesome" ... love it

Tom trying to explain this looks like a Monty Python sketch.

That video was a breath of fresh air! fun game, fun players and it changes from the typical youtube video of either video games or people going crazy... Keep making more like it, please!

I never thought that watching people play a billiards derivative on KZfaq would be so entertaining. Bar Billiards looks amazing.

A bunch of awesome people mostly being confused by bar billiards just when I need a laugh, thanks Tom and Co.

Bloody hell ive seen this in my recommendation for a week now it wouldn’t leave so I’ve clicked thoroughly enjoyed it and I’m just gunna trust my yet in the future

Good to see people having fun with this great pub game. It was introduced to Great Britain in the 1930's by a chap called David Gill, who discovered it on a walking holiday on the French/Belgian border. I got those details from 'Played at the Pub' by Arthur Taylor (published 2009) and essential reading for anyone who has ever stepped into our wonderful pubs!

Absolutely loved this video. Now I need to look for more information on old pub games like this

I feel sorry for the singing banana. =) You are a great banana-man.

This actually looks like a fun variant, tempted to build myself a table now.

Idk why I keep coming back to watch and rewatch this video.

Brilliant! I am surprised it came six years ago and I never saw this before. English & Maths : my two favourite subjects coming together for an amazing game.

Me during quarantine : *bored* KZfaq algoritm : Let's play billiards

All my life I've been aware that this game once existed and I have heard it described lots of times but it is nothing like I imagined and I now feel slightly cheated that this wasn't still popular in the late 80s when I started going to pubs. It looks awesome.

Genuinely fascinated by this game! Never heard of it before, I'm now looking forward to import it in France! Thanks Tom for this awesome discovery!

that looks like an awesome game .. don't know why it's no longer popular

Brady's best all in one room... scary to think what would happen if the bar exploded. ;P

The company making these things will love you for reintroducing this to the public :P This game looks so much fun :D

You guys are all brill. Love numberphile, as well as your individual work. This looked fun

9:38 One of You Tube's best mathematicians asks "Someone is adding this up as i go, right?" God i love Matt's sense of humor!

This is peak KZfaq crossover time, please do more.

"And that's how you play bar billards" Quality! haha

7:20 when James Grime stops smiling, no one is safe

That was a thoroughly entertaining watch. Thanks.

I've watched this twice. I know the result. I just love knowing that these people were all in a pub together once XD

I had heard of Bar Billiards before, but always assumed it was just a variant on snooker or pool or something. It's quite intriguing. I enjoyed this a lot more than any other video game let's play that I've seen on KZfaq. Now I want to seek bar billiards out and find a pub with a table. There's got to be one somewhere in Australia.

Thanks for showcasing this game! Looks like a lot of fun!

This is one of those few videos on KZfaq where I can watch it a hundred times and enjoy it every single time.

This looks quite fun.

At 10:50, when Jim says "We've used up all the balls" Matt should have said "Not a problem. We use Banach-Tarsky"

I love Matt and James (and of course you, Tom). Great video. I wish we had this game in here in Canada.

I really miss this, it was in most pubs in the eighties and then they went out of fashion. You could feel the atmosphere, it was a great video, much appreciated. 👍