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Bagatelle (from the Château de Bagatelle) is a billiards-derived indoor table game, the object of which is to get a number of balls (set at nine in the 19th century) past wooden pins (which act as obstacles) into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over.
- What is the difference between Bagatelle and pinball?
- How many balls does a bagatelle have?
- Who invented bagatelle?
What is the difference between Bagatelle and pinball?
As nouns the difference between bagatelle and pinball
is that bagatelle is a trifle; an unsubstantial thing while pinball is (games) a game, played on a device with a sloping base, in which the player operates a spring-loaded plunger to shoot a ball, between obstacles, and attempts to hit targets and score points.
How many balls does a bagatelle have?
Bagatelle is played with billiard cues and nine balls on an oblong board or table varying in size from 6 by 1.5 ft (1.8 by 0.5 m) to 10 by 3 ft (3 by 0.9 m), with nine numbered cups at its head, eight arranged in a circle and the ninth in its centre. The cups are approximately 2.5 in (6.3 cm) in diameter.
Who invented bagatelle?
In the 1860s, Montague Redgrave, in Cincinnati, Oh, patented another version that improved the game further. He developed another mechanized spring loaded plunger that would launch the ball into the field of play. He also incorporated marbles as the balls, and reduced the size of the game course to fit on a table.
