Where is the Bagatelle Kalahari game ranch located?
Located among red dunes and green areas on the edge of the Southern Kalahari, the Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch offers elegant units and a swimming pool. It also has a restaurant and a bar. Decorated with wooden furniture, the chalets and rooms of Bagatelle Kalahari have air conditioning and private bathrooms.
What to do at Bagatelle Kalahari in Namibia?
Decorated with wooden furniture, the chalets and rooms of Bagatelle Kalahari have air conditioning and private bathrooms. The chalets offer panoramic views over the dunes and the rooms have private gardens. The restaurant serves Namibian specialties and has a cellar with a wide range of South African wines.
How long is the drive from Windhoek to Bagatelle?
Bagatelle is roughly 260 km, thus 3 hours drive from Windhoek International Airport and 46km (45 min drive) from the Mariental airstrip. Kind regards Katharina
How did the game of Bagatelle get its name?
Variations of the game evolved in both England and America, and by 1819 the word bagatelle was defined in the dictionary as “a popular game played on a table 7′ long and 21″ wide, in which 9 balls were shot into various holes surrounded by wooden pegs, affixed to the table.”
How many players do you need to play Bagatelle?
Bagatelle is a classic billiard-styled table game that traditionally involves overcoming hurdles to land balls in guarded cups on the bagatelle table. The game has branched out into several versions with varying bagatelle game rules. Number Of Players: 2 to 8 (teams of even-numbered players).
How is the game of Bagatelle related to snooker?
‘Bagatelle was played on large slate-bed tables of a similar size to Snooker or Billiards tables.’ ‘The original game of bagatelle was and is a pub game of skill that is closely related to the games of Billiards, Pool and Snooker.’
Where do you shoot the Black Ball in Bagatelle?
In a turn, a player can shoot one ball only once. Every ball is shot from behind the front spot marked in the center towards the rear end of the table. The black ball is the key to unlock the highest score in the game. At the beginning of the game, the black ball is placed in the center towards the rounded end of the table.
