Snooker is a game similar to billiards, but with different rules and more balls. The rules of snooker are relatively simple. It begins with a player attempting to use a cue ball to knock a red ball into a pocket, which allows them to knock one of the many colored balls into a pocket. This action, known as a pot, gives them a certain amount of points depending on the color of the ball. Once the player fails to hit a red ball, or misses their subsequent shot of a colored ball, they then pass the turn to their opponent, who attempts to do the same thing. Colored balls are returned from the pocket back onto the snooker table until all the red balls are pocketed, which then leaves only colored balls for players to pot.

Regulation snooker tables come in various styles and dimensions because many players do not have the space for the large regulation-sized snooker tables. Many of these smaller snooker tables come in styles that are more manageable than the regulation sized tables, such as folding snooker tables or snooker tables that convert into dining tables.

The game is played using a cue ball and snooker balls of various colors: one white cue, and six balls of different colors. Black balls are worth seven points, pink balls are worth six points, blue balls are worth five points, brown balls are worth four points, green balls are worth three points, and yellow points are worth two points.

A player wins a frame of snooker by trying to gain more points than their opponent. The players accomplish this by using a cue ball to knock colored balls into pockets in a predefined order, and the game is won once a player wins a certain amount of frames.

When somebody refers to a “break” in snooker, they are speaking of the amount of points one gains during one consecutive turn. For example, a break of ten may include potting a yellow ball, a green ball, and a blue ball. A ‘147′ break, also known as a maximum break, is when a player pots all the red balls with black ball and proceeds to pot every colored ball remaining on the table, which would give the player the maximum amount of points possible – or 147 points.

A regulated twelve by six foot table is required for professional matches. During these matches players will be expected to play by the ‘Best of Nine’ rules, which means that the player must win five frames. Even longer matches are played during World Championships, some of which have to be played over the course of two days. They matches often have best of eighteen or nineteen in qualifying rounds, while some matches may last up to thirty-five frames.

A common term used while playing snooker is a break, which refers to the number of points a player as gained during one consecutive play at a table – not including fouls. A “maximum” or “147″ break is when a player pots all reds with blacks and then pockets every colored ball on the table, in which the player would earn 147 total points, or the maximum amount of points possible.

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