A Brief Intro to Snooker
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Lots of times, when people hear about billiards and the game of pool, another version of the game is sometimes mentioned. This game, called Snookers, an American version of billiards. Even though it is in the same group as sports involve cue sticks and pool, it actually stands in a league of it’s own. Aside ranging from learning the different versions of billiards play, some people enjoy taking that learning experience a step further and trying this well known recreational diversion.
In Snooker, the main objective is to score more points than your competitor. We are not used to the point system at what time playing billiards or billiards, instead, we are more concerned with the ball count left to the pool table and the final sinking of the winning ball. Snooker is an entirely different leisure sport, with different rules, a different pool table, and, as mentioned, a a range of objective.
Snooker is typically played on a table significantly larger than a the game of pool pool table, measuring 6′ by 12′. There are also smaller tables, measuring 5′ according to 10′, in which that game can be played. The larger size pool table is the most commonly used. The Snooker pool table have cushions that are more narrow than those of a traditional billiards table, and they curve into the pocket openings.
Like pool games, Snooker is also a two player game. As previously noted above, the aim is to outscore your opponent. This is done by sinking the balls with a higher point value. Snooker is played with 22 pool balls, as opposed to the 15 we are used to. These balls have no numbers, so the value of the pool balls are based solely on color. There are 15 pool balls that are solid red, six pool balls of different colors, and the cue ball. The point values for the objective of the poolballs is as follows. Red balls are worth an individual point, yellow is worth 2, green is worth 3, brown is worth 4, blue is worth 5, pink is worth 6, and black is worth 7.
The rack is significantly different and the overall rules might take a while to get acclimated to. There are plenty of sites available online that will describe these things in great detail. The purpose here was to give an over-view of this game. A more in depth description of this sport and the rules may be found at www.billiardworld.com/snooker.html
