Shakers and marbles for Kelly pool — the format played in pubs and clubs right across Australia.

The game works on the draw: every player takes a numbered marble from the shaker, keeps it secret, and has to sink the matching ball. It turns a straightforward frame into something with bluff and strategy in it, and it works brilliantly with any number of players. That flexibility is why it is so popular socially. Kelly pool handles three, five or eight players just as well as two, which suits a table in a pub or a games room with a crowd around it.

Leather shakers are the traditional choice and last for years; moulded shakers are lighter and inexpensive. Replacement marble sets are available separately if a marble goes missing.