# Bagatelle? Trou Madame? Anyone up for a game! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 12, 2018, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bagatelle-trou-madame-anyone-up-for-a-game/819466 "2018-08-12T09:31:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jesta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Jesta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesta)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2018, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bagatelle-trou-madame-anyone-up-for-a-game/819466/1 "2018-08-12T09:31:47Z")
Hi all, Just wondering if there’s any knowledgeable bagatelle players here on the dope? I’d never heard of until recently, but then on a random late night absentee bid, I bought myself a table from a local auction house! I’ve got a gist of the rules, but also have several questions about what I got!.. [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](https://imgur.com/4BaQ25i) I was expecting a cue, but it seems this came with something called a mace? looks more like a one wood for pool, but do I just use it like a cue?, works well for getting the balls out of the cups, like a croupier with a rake might do? [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](https://imgur.com/lPRABbu) [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](https://imgur.com/fOc4UTR) This piece of timber that came with the game, slots onto these metal tabs halfway along the game surface, I can’t yet find any reference as to why, or for which mini game maybe? [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](https://imgur.com/dMmU3t4) [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](https://imgur.com/htR0tmU) Also curious about the age, and timbers involved in this piece, and although I left my details to be passed on to the vendor, I haven’t yet learned any history. [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](https://imgur.com/5A8rJ3N) [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](https://imgur.com/oHVRzUX) [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](https://imgur.com/B4i6KhH) Thanks, should be some fun once I work it all out, welcome to drop in for a game sometime!