There are many ways to foul in Snooker, primarily by failing to hit a ball 'on' - but also by potting the white or potting two colours at once (although potting two reds is allowed) Of the 'baulk' colours (yellow, green or brown).Ī great break will leave the pack of reds relatively undisturbed, and will place the cueball awkwardly behind a colour and/or against a cushion -Ī 'Snooker' is leaving your opponent in a position where he has no 'view' of a ball 'on' (technically, it's where he can not see both sides of any ball on) - for example - if he would be on 'reds' and you can 'tuck' the cueball up 'behind' the brown - you are said to have 'Snookered' him.Īfter the break, until a legal ball is potted game play alternates, when a players pots a red he may nominate (only the ball needs be nominated, not the pocket) - and pot a colour. Is far too great,of more concern when breaking is returning the cueball to the 'bottom' of the table - ideally behind one

In contrast to pool, potting from the break cannot be done reliably and the risk of leaving many balls available for your opponent If a player 'A' fails to pot (pocket) a ball, player 'B' is 'up' and has his turn.Īt a professional level, the first shot will typically make no attempt to pocket (pot) a red. Players take turns to use their cue (stick) to strike the white cueball, to hit a ball 'on'.ĭuring the game, players must aim to pot (pocket), first a red and then any colour, red, colour, etc.Įach time a ball is pocketed, the player may remains at the table and may pot the next ball on, when no reds remain, the colours must be potted in sequence (yellow, green, brown, blue, pink, black). The winner of the toss may place the cueball (white) anywhere with the 'D' at the bottom ('baulk') end of the table. Who takes the first shot (or 'breaks') is decided by the toss of the coin. The 15 reds are initially arranged in a triangular 'pack' and each colour is positioned on its own special 'home' spot. One white cue ball, 15 red balls worth one point each, and six balls of different colours yellow (2 points), green (3), brown (4), blue (5), pink (6) and black (7) are used. A regulation (full-size) table is 12 ft x 6 ft (3.6 m x 1.8 m). The game is played on a very large, baize-covered table. If you've never played Snooker before Quick Snooker is a great way to learn - All the rules are correctly implemented and explained as and when needed - but to get you going here are the basics.

Snooker is a truly great billiard table game, more subtle than Pool it's a game of real skill, precision and strategy.

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