Obstacles on the tableSourced
Pins turned a billiards-like game into another kind of play
Bagatelle sends balls past pin obstacles toward holes in a table. A variant with fixed metal pins helped lead toward later games such as pinball. The path and its collisions became part of the challenge rather than merely interruptions on the way to a target.
The obstacles helped create the game’s character.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-05