Right in the middle of the former office of the Marquis Tillet de Villarceaux, a small Russian billiard table seems rather anachronistic. First invented in the 16th century in Russia, but reserved for a small elite, Russian billiards only reached France between the two world wars, where they could be found in cafés. Smaller than the French model, the Russian billiard table can be set up against a wall as the players do not need to turn around. The game is played with one red ball, six white balls, and a mushroom. The aim of the game is to send the white balls, with the help of the red one, into one of the eight holes on the carpet, while avoiding the mushroom.