Thats what I'm thinking options like what? How many different 'games' can you play of Ping Pong (like recognised games - not [cabbage] 'family' games)? Games like snooker and 8/9 ball, its pretty much the same thing. Ping pong, you can play doubles which is very different from singles. You can change your equipment which makes ping pong very different. From hardbat, short pips, long pips, inverted rubbers, speed gluing, theres a variety of different ways to play. As well as styles of play such as chopping, looping, driving, lobbing. You can play penhold, shakehands, jpen, cpen, seemiller. Theres different ways to serve, tomahawk, pendulum, backhand, reverse pendulum, high tosses. You can be more aggressive, defensive, or play a blocking game. Theres less variety in pool. The most you can get is planning ahead, combinations, trick shots, banking, blocking, and using english.