How To Play...Snooker
The object of the game is to score more points than your opponent in each frame. Points are built up by potting a red followed by the colour of your choice, and once potted, the colour must be placed back on its original spot.
When all 15 reds have been cleared from the table, a player must pot the colours in order or value - lowest first, i.e. yellow, green, brown, blue, pink and black.
It is possible to accumulate points when your opponent fouls. A foul can be no lower than 4 points and no higher than 7 points (this depends on which colour ball is potted). The following are classed as fouls:
- A miss when the cue ball fails to first contact a ball on and the referee considers that the striker has not amde a good enough attempt to hit a ball on
- Potting a ball which you are not suppposed to hit
- If the cue ball passes over any part of an objetc ball
- Potting the cue ball
- Puching the cue ball against another ball that is in close proximity
- Causing the cue to touch the white more than once
If a frame is tied then the players much play a black-ball gsame, and whoever pots the black is declared the winner. For more official rules, please visit the World Snooker site
For tips of some snooker shots and techniques, click here.