Pool.nation-reloaded

You take a deep breath. You pull back the mouse. And for a moment, you aren't a pirate. You aren't a gamer. You are just a person, alone in a room, trying to sink the 6-ball in the side pocket.

Then, in 2012, a small British studio named VooFoo Studios did something absurd. They released Pool Nation . Pool.Nation-RELOADED

For most of the world, it was a $9.99 downloadable title on Xbox Live Arcade. But for a specific, vocal, and strangely obsessive slice of the PC master race, Pool Nation became a legend—specifically the version labeled Pool.Nation-RELOADED . You take a deep breath

Today, the RELOADED group is defunct. Pool Nation is a footnote, often given away for free or sold for $1.99 in bundles. The servers are quiet. You aren't a gamer