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Crud is a fast-paced game played on a snooker table (or, if unavailable, a billiards table), usually on military bases in several countries.[1] While the sport uses a billiards table and two balls, no cues are used.[2]
The game's origins are not precisely known. An oft-repeated legend states that a group of Royal Canadian Air Force fighter pilots during World War II were waiting in Gander, Newfoundland, for their flights to the UK. While in Gander, the pilots were unable to play traditional pool on the tables there because all of the cues were broken, and so they invented a game that used the table, two balls, and no cues.[3][4] The game spread and has become popular among members of the Canadian Armed Forces, the Canadian Coast Guard, the United States Air Force, the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps, the Australian Army, and the Royal Australian Air Force.
- ^ K Ladd, Steven (2020). From Phantom to Warthog. Barnsley. ISBN 978-1-5267-6127-9. OCLC 1225354818.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ O'Connor, William B. (2012). Stealth fighter : a year in the life of an F-117 pilot. Minneapolis, MN: Zenith Press. ISBN 978-1-61058-433-3. OCLC 803367009.
- ^ "The Game of Crud". www.regimentalrogue.com. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ Vago, Mike (2011). The Pocket Book of Pocket Billiards: The Rack, the Rules - And a Working Pool Table. Workman Publishing. p. 41. ISBN 9780761162506.