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I played a game of pool on Yahoo games in a random game room. I picked this game because I'm also a regular pool player in real life. I wanted to see how the experience was like in a virtual environment.

In Yahoo! Pool, you can simply join an empty table hosted by another Yahoo user and compete with him or her. The game works pretty much the same way as regular pool. There is a chat feature at the bottom of the game screen if you need to speak with your opponent. In most instances, pool players hardly communicate with each other, except to perhaps swear at yourself for missing the shot! I wouldn't use the chat feature to translate my frustrations to my opponent unless I know the person.

My game ended pretty quickly, because my opponent seemed like a seasoned virtual pool player. After it ended, my opponent typed "gg" which meant good game -- it took me a while to figure that out. We later agreed to go for a second set, which I won in the end!

The game got addictive after a while. I wanted to improve my overall score which goes up and down according to the number of wins and losses. Before I knew it, I had spent almost two hours on Yahoo Pool. Overall, it was a great experience, and I can see how this simulated environment can help me improve my game in real life.