Billiards table

Billiards table

A soft-topped bounded table for playing a variety of billiards-type games. It trains shooting ability.

Base Stats

Type

Building – Recreation

Mass

60 kg

Beauty

0

HP

250

Flammability

100%

Path Cost

42 (24%)

Building

Size

2 × 3

Minifiable

True

Placeable

True

Passability

pass through only

Cover Effectiveness

40%

Terrain Affordance

Medium

Recreation

130% dexterity play

Creation

Required Research

Complex furniture

Skill Required

Construction 6

Work To Make

12,000 ticks (3.33 mins)

Stuff Tags

Metallic, Woody, Stony

Resources to make

80 + 80 + 30

Deconstruct yield

40 + 40 + 15

Destroy yield

20 + 20 + 7 - 8

Technical

Has Quality

True

A billiards table is a Recreation building that provides dexterity play while slowly increasing their Shooting skill.

Acquisition

Billiards tables can be constructed once the complex furniture research project has been completed. Each requires  80 Stuff (Metallic/Woody/Stony, 800 for SMVs),  80 Cloth,  30 Wood, 12,000 ticks (3.33 mins) of work modified by the construction speed of the builder and the work to build factor and offset of the material, and a construction skill of 6.

They can also be bought from Outlander or Empire faction bases.

Summary

The billiards table has a nominal area of 3x2 tiles, however it also requires a 1-space-wide area around it (total 5x4) which needs to be clear for it to be placed and remain usable. Chairs/stools/thrones do not block this exclusion zone, however they will slow a billiards player down as they move around the table and so slow recreation gain.

The billiards table can be used by 1 or 2 players at a time. The quality of the billiards table affects the entertainment strength factor, but it has a base value of 130%. The displayed recreation power of the billiards table is deceptive however. Pawns will change position occasionally while playing by walking around the outside edge of the table, but they cease gaining recreation while moving. This results in a loss of approximately 25% of the recreation gain per unit time versus a recreation item of the same power as all other recreation items are used continuously.

A pawn must have Sight and Manipulation capacities above 0% to play.

Playing billiards increases a player's shooting skill at a meager rate of 0.004 XP per tick, or 0.24 XP per real-time second. Similar to recreation, this only increases while actually playing so this rate is somewhat deceptive.

Quality	Awful	Poor	Normal	Good	Excellent	Masterwork	Legendary
Rec Power	99%	114%	130%	146%	161%	182%	234%
Effective Rec Power	74%	86%	98%	109%	121%	137%	176%

Analysis

Compared to other recreation items, the billiards table is tied with the poker table with a recreation power of 130 percent, however due to the inefficiency mentioned above, it is actually significantly inferior to it. In fact, it is inferior to a chess table of the same quality and an Excellent quality billiards table is required to compete with the Tube television. However, due to the Recreation Boredom mechanic, rather than replacing these other items, it supplements them as they have different Recreation Types.

The only other contenders for the Dexterity Play that billiards offer are the horseshoes pin and hoopstone ring - notably due to the inefficiency this means that a Good quality billiards table or better is required to replace these most basic recreational items. Thus, billiards should only be made once a skilled constructor is available and given the relatively small improvement over the alternatives, focus should be placed on acquiring other Recreation Types before bothering to build a billiards table.  

Stats table

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Quality

Billiards table		Beauty	Recreation power	Work to Build	HP	Flamma­bility	Market Value
Quality	Material
Awful	Bioferrite	0	0.99	030,000 ticks (8.33 mins)	500	75%	162
Awful	Gold	-2	0.99	010,800 ticks (3 mins)	150	40%	4,095
Awful	Granite blocks	0	0.99	072,140 ticks (20.04 mins)	425	0%	245
Awful	Limestone blocks	0	0.99	072,140 ticks (20.04 mins)	388	0%	245
Awful	Marble blocks	0	0.99	066,140 ticks (18.37 mins)	300	0%	235
Awful	Plasteel	0	0.99	026,400 ticks (7.33 mins)	700	0%	485
Awful	Sandstone blocks	0	0.99	060,140 ticks (16.71 mins)	350	0%	220
Awful	Silver	-1	0.99	012,000 ticks (3.33 mins)	175	40%	500
Awful	Slate blocks	0	0.99	072,140 ticks (20.04 mins)	325	0%	245
Awful	Steel	0	0.99	012,000 ticks (3.33 mins)	250	40%	176
Awful	Jade	-1	0.99	060,000 ticks (16.67 mins)	125	0%	385
Awful	Uranium	0	0.99	022,800 ticks (6.33 mins)	625	0%	360
Awful	Wood	0	0.99	008,400 ticks (2.33 mins)	163	100%	141
Poor	Bioferrite	0	1.14	030,000 ticks (8.33 mins)	500	75%	245
Poor	Gold	10	1.14	010,800 ticks (3 mins)	150	40%	6,145
Poor	Granite blocks	0	1.14	072,140 ticks (20.04 mins)	425	0%	365
Poor	Limestone blocks	0	1.14	072,140 ticks (20.04 mins)	388	0%	365
Poor	Marble blocks	0	1.14	066,140 ticks (18.37 mins)	300	0%	350
Poor	Plasteel	0	1.14	026,400 ticks (7.33 mins)	700	0%	730
Poor	Sandstone blocks	0	1.14	060,140 ticks (16.71 mins)	350	0%	335
Poor	Silver	3	1.14	012,000 ticks (3.33 mins)	175	40%	750
Poor	Slate blocks	0	1.14	072,140 ticks (20.04 mins)	325	0%	365
Poor	Steel	0	1.14	012,000 ticks (3.33 mins)	250	40%	265
Poor	Jade	5	1.14	060,000 ticks (16.67 mins)	125	0%	580
Poor	Uranium	0	1.14	022,800 ticks (6.33 mins)	625	0%	540
Poor	Wood	0	1.14	008,400 ticks (2.33 mins)	163	100%	210
Normal	Bioferrite	0	1.3	030,000 ticks (8.33 mins)	500	75%	325
Normal	Gold	20	1.3	010,800 ticks (3 mins)	150	40%	8,195
Normal	Granite blocks	0	1.3	072,140 ticks (20.04 mins)	425	0%	490
Normal	Limestone blocks	0	1.3	072,140 ticks (20.04 mins)	388	0%	490
Normal	Marble blocks	1	1.3	066,140 ticks (18.37 mins)	300	0%	465
Normal	Plasteel	0	1.3	026,400 ticks (7.33 mins)	700	0%	970
Normal	Sandstone blocks	0	1.3	060,140 ticks (16.71 mins)	350	0%	445
Normal	Silver	6	1.3	012,000 ticks (3.33 mins)	175	40%	1,000
Normal	Slate blocks	0	1.3	072,140 ticks (20.04 mins)	325	0%	490
Normal	Steel	0	1.3	012,000 ticks (3.33 mins)	250	40%	350
Normal	Jade	10	1.3	060,000 ticks (16.67 mins)	125	0%	770
Normal	Uranium	0	1.3	022,800 ticks (6.33 mins)	625	0%	720
Normal	Wood	0	1.3	008,400 ticks (2.33 mins)	163	100%	280
Good	Bioferrite	0	1.46	030,000 ticks (8.33 mins)	500	75%	405
Good	Gold	40	1.46	010,800 ticks (3 mins)	150	40%	8,695
Good	Granite blocks	0	1.46	072,140 ticks (20.04 mins)	425	0%	610
Good	Limestone blocks	0	1.46	072,140 ticks (20.04 mins)	388	0%	610
Good	Marble blocks	2	1.46	066,140 ticks (18.37 mins)	300	0%	585
Good	Plasteel	0	1.46	026,400 ticks (7.33 mins)	700	0%	1,215
Good	Sandstone blocks	0	1.46	060,140 ticks (16.71 mins)	350	0%	555
Good	Silver	12	1.46	012,000 ticks (3.33 mins)	175	40%	1,250
Good	Slate blocks	0	1.46	072,140 ticks (20.04 mins)	325	0%	610
Good	Steel	0	1.46	012,000 ticks (3.33 mins)	250	40%	440
Good	Jade	20	1.46	060,000 ticks (16.67 mins)	125	0%	965
Good	Uranium	0	1.46	022,800 ticks (6.33 mins)	625	0%	900
Good	Wood	0	1.46	008,400 ticks (2.33 mins)	163	100%	355
Excellent	Bioferrite	0	1.61	030,000 ticks (8.33 mins)	500	75%	485
Excellent	Gold	60	1.61	010,800 ticks (3 mins)	150	40%	9,195
Excellent	Granite blocks	0	1.61	072,140 ticks (20.04 mins)	425	0%	730
Excellent	Limestone blocks	0	1.61	072,140 ticks (20.04 mins)	388	0%	730
Excellent	Marble blocks	3	1.61	066,140 ticks (18.37 mins)	300	0%	700
Excellent	Plasteel	0	1.61	026,400 ticks (7.33 mins)	700	0%	1,455
Excellent	Sandstone blocks	0	1.61	060,140 ticks (16.71 mins)	350	0%	665
Excellent	Silver	18	1.61	012,000 ticks (3.33 mins)	175	40%	1,500
Excellent	Slate blocks	0	1.61	072,140 ticks (20.04 mins)	325	0%	730
Excellent	Steel	0	1.61	012,000 ticks (3.33 mins)	250	40%	525
Excellent	Jade	30	1.61	060,000 ticks (16.67 mins)	125	0%	1,160
Excellent	Uranium	0	1.61	022,800 ticks (6.33 mins)	625	0%	1,075
Excellent	Wood	0	1.61	008,400 ticks (2.33 mins)	163	100%	425
Masterwork	Bioferrite	0	1.82	030,000 ticks (8.33 mins)	500	75%	810
Masterwork	Gold	100	1.82	010,800 ticks (3 mins)	150	40%	10,195
Masterwork	Granite blocks	0	1.82	072,140 ticks (20.04 mins)	425	0%	1,220
Masterwork	Limestone blocks	0	1.82	072,140 ticks (20.04 mins)	388	0%	1,220
Masterwork	Marble blocks	5	1.82	066,140 ticks (18.37 mins)	300	0%	1,165
Masterwork	Plasteel	0	1.82	026,400 ticks (7.33 mins)	700	0%	2,425
Masterwork	Sandstone blocks	0	1.82	060,140 ticks (16.71 mins)	350	0%	1,110
Masterwork	Silver	30	1.82	012,000 ticks (3.33 mins)	175	40%	2,500
Masterwork	Slate blocks	0	1.82	072,140 ticks (20.04 mins)	325	0%	1,220
Masterwork	Steel	0	1.82	012,000 ticks (3.33 mins)	250	40%	880
Masterwork	Jade	50	1.82	060,000 ticks (16.67 mins)	125	0%	1,930
Masterwork	Uranium	0	1.82	022,800 ticks (6.33 mins)	625	0%	1,795
Masterwork	Wood	0	1.82	008,400 ticks (2.33 mins)	163	100%	705
Legendary	Bioferrite	0	2.34	030,000 ticks (8.33 mins)	500	75%	1,620
Legendary	Gold	160	2.34	010,800 ticks (3 mins)	150	40%	11,195
Legendary	Granite blocks	0	2.34	072,140 ticks (20.04 mins)	425	0%	2,440
Legendary	Limestone blocks	0	2.34	072,140 ticks (20.04 mins)	388	0%	2,440
Legendary	Marble blocks	8	2.34	066,140 ticks (18.37 mins)	300	0%	2,330
Legendary	Plasteel	0	2.34	026,400 ticks (7.33 mins)	700	0%	3,970
Legendary	Sandstone blocks	0	2.34	060,140 ticks (16.71 mins)	350	0%	2,220
Legendary	Silver	48	2.34	012,000 ticks (3.33 mins)	175	40%	4,000
Legendary	Slate blocks	0	2.34	072,140 ticks (20.04 mins)	325	0%	2,440
Legendary	Steel	0	2.34	012,000 ticks (3.33 mins)	250	40%	1,755
Legendary	Jade	80	2.34	060,000 ticks (16.67 mins)	125	0%	3,770
Legendary	Uranium	0	2.34	022,800 ticks (6.33 mins)	625	0%	3,590
Legendary	Wood	0	2.34	008,400 ticks (2.33 mins)	163	100%	1,410

Version history

• 0.10.785 - Added with the addition of the Joy system.

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Architect

Recreation

Horseshoes pin ^(Colony) • Hoopstone ring ^(Tribal) • Game-of-Ur board ^(Tribal)

Complex Furniture

Billiards table • Chess table ^(Colony) • Poker table

(research)

Tube television • Flatscreen television • Harp • Harpsichord • Piano

(trade)

Megascreen television • Telescope

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Books (Novel • Schematic • Textbook • Tome) • Snowman