Billiards Dubai

Billiards Dubai puts a full-size pool table in a penthouse high over the Gulf. One glass wall, a balcony, and the Dubai skyline outside: Burj Khalifa beside the setting sun, the Burj Al Arab sail low on the water, towers and sky traffic all around.

THE CUE IS IN YOUR HAND

Hold the cue in your right hand and push it through the cue ball. Put your left hand out in front as a bridge and the cue runs through it. Pull the left trigger to lock your aim, then stroke: dead straight, every time. Hit high for follow, low for draw, off-centre for side spin. A guide line shows where the cue ball and the object ball will go.

REAL BALLS

Sixteen balls with real rolling, spin and cushion physics. They click, kiss the rails, drop into the leather pockets and roll into the return trough. Scratch and it is ball in hand: grip the cue ball and place it.

THREE WAYS TO PLAY

• Practice: an open table, re-rack any time
• 8-Ball for two players: solids and stripes, real rules, fouls, ball in hand
• Speed Pool: clear all fifteen against the clock, beat your best time

THE PENTHOUSE

White marble, gold window frames, an ivory lounge and a scoreboard over the far end. Point at the sky remote to switch between Golden Hour, Desert Day and Arabian Night. Slide the doors open and walk out onto the balcony. Six music tracks, volume and track under your control.

Single player, standing or roomscale, no internet required.