Where you come to meet strangers that just haven't become family yet.
Priv. Billiards Rm. (828) 4-Tavern (828) 482-8376
A Pirates Life for me
The story of us
Our adventure began when we had to say goodbye to our hometown pool room in 2020. We couldn’t handle our “pool family” splitting up so we decided to follow our love of the sport and open a billiards room and bar of our own so we could bring the “family“ together again. Since our opening in the Fall of 2020, we have become an APA 8 & 9 Ball Host location with one of the largest growing divisions in our area.
Adventure within that await ye’
As a member of the “Pirate crew”, you can embark on adventures in APA 8 & 9 ball Doubles and Team Leagues, Ladies and Masters Leagues and a league that is dedicated to our Jr. Buccaneers which allows us to teach 6-17 year olds the basics of the sport and strategies to further their skills and rankings in the sport of billiards.
"Treasured Booty"
You can find many culinary delights in "Tortuga Tavern" as well as specialty drinks at the bar. Our "Sweet Shoppe" has a vast variety of confections to choose from. There is even something special for your four legged "furbabies". We have something for everyone, (even that scruffy pooch that is guarding those keys)!!
Special Events
The Captain is always on board to celebrate. Ye can reserve the "hall" or "Captain's Quarters" to host ye own party. Weather it is a "Celebration of Life", Wedding, Birthday or Baby Shower, we have a great place for your next event.
Buccaneer Bazaar Coming Soon!!
Together, "The Captain", "Captain Raven" and the "Pirate Princess" are bringing you a vast booty.
APA-American Poolplayers Association & its history
The American Poolplayers Association (APA) is the World’s Largest Amateur Pool League. WIth nearly 250,000 members throughout the United States, Canada, Japan and Singapore, the APA awards nearly $2 Million in guaranteed prize money every year during the APA Championships in Las Vegas! In the APA, Everyone Can Play… Anyone Can Win – even you!
In 1979, after several years on the professional circuit and with numerous titles under his belt, Terry “Texas Terry” Bell developed an idea for a centrally controlled nationwide amateur pool organization. He realized how popular billiards was becoming and knew that no organized system for recreational league play existed. So, amid much skepticism among professional players, Bell joined forces with Larry “The Iceman” Hubbart, who was also competing on the professional circuit. Together they founded the American Poolplayers Association, Inc. (APA) in 1981 to act as the sanctioning body of the League. Previously known as the American Pool League, Busch Pool League, Bud Light Pool League and the Camel Pool League, the APA now sanctions and oversees the APA 8-Ball League and APA 9-Ball League in the United States, the Canadian Poolplayers Association in Canada, Japanese Poolplayers Association in Japan and APA of Singapore in Singapore.
Based on their knowledge of the game, Bell and Hubbart developed a unique handicap system, The Equalizer®, to level the playing field in the League. The Equalizer® utilizes a formula that measures a scoring ability by counting the number of turns it takes a player to win a game. The result is a handicap that determines the number of games a player must win to capture a match. After the handicap system was developed, the APA was formed as the sanctioning body of the League. In October 2010, Bell and Hubbart were inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame for Meritorious Service!
Partners in our adventures
