Novuss

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Novuss is a game of physical skill which closely resembles Billiards, but on a smaller scale. It is very closely related to Carrom. The board is approximately 40" (one meter) square, made out of wood, has pockets in each corner, and lines drawn on the surface. The board is usually place on a stand, but may be placed on a barrel or trashcan, or anything similar. Placing it on a large surface doesn't work well, since it doesn't allow the pockets to hang down properly. It uses small discs instead of balls, and each player has their own "puck" disc instead of a cue ball. Players use a cue stick to propel their puck discs into their colored discs, knocking them into the pockets. The winner is the first one to sink all 8 of their discs.

[edit] History

It is known that the game was first played in Northern Europe - Latvia and Estonia around 1925-1927. Seamen, while visiting ports of England, played a similar game in the local pubs. The first tables were made from blueprints brought back from England. At the beginning novuss was played in port cities Ventspils, Liepaja, and Tallinn. In some countries, novuss is also known by Estonian name koroona.