I M32 was with two women I just met in Australia; went to a night market and then played pool in a bar. I wasn't specifically trying to hit on them but at least to have some kind of fun vibe.

But all I could do was asking bland questions, and when playing pool I couldn't think of any fun thing to say, even when we played terribly, it was just some awkward laugh and "oh I'm so bad" then resuming the game. We were just taking turns and at some point they started getting on their phones in between.
Only once I did a nice shot with a bounce, one of the girls tried to do the same and missed, then I told her "not everyone can master this trick" and she laughed and said the same thing to me after I missed another shot. But that was it.

After a couple of games we called it a night and that was it. I don't feel like we got closer at all; even though they invited me in the first place. I feel like I could have made things better, but how?

I often find myself in this kind of situation: friendly but very much bland. Like there are some invisible barriers between us. And it's not like I was holding back, I just couldn't think of anything to say.

Any advice welcome