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Hi, I was wondering if there were any other games that can be played on a snooker table using the same balls (all or some). From reading Flashman, I think there is a game called pyramids using just the red balls. I ask because not everyone I know is a snooker player and, having never played or even seen it, don't always seem to apreciate the game. Those types usually prefer something faster and simpler to learn. Any suggestions?
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The pool hall I used to play at (in Montreal, QC) had a set of 8ball pool balls, but they were snooker regulation size. You can always ask at you locol club.
Other games I've heard of I found even more complicated than snooker.Peter-Dave
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Ya I know a few games but they are much more complicated than snooker...such as "golf"...big money gameComment
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I know a money game.
What you do is have one of each colour on the table and have a piece of paper with each colour in a hat. You each draw a ball and keep it to yourself as to which one it is. Then take it in turns to have one shot each, the person who pots their own coloured ball wins the money. If your ball is potted by someone else you keep quiet and hope to pot theirs forcing a stale mate at the end and an accumulator for the next game.
I can't really remember and specific rules because it must be about 12 years since I played it, but it is entertaining.Comment
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"Killer" is another popular game you can play.
There's loads of variations but basically you start with a set amount of "lives" and lose a life everytime you fail to pot. Played with several people and drinking forfeits this game gets rowdy.Comment
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Hey Taz,Originally Posted by taz147
How does this game go?
I'm interested!
lol
Alan.Comment
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Thats what I played last week, but we play that if you foul you have to pay an exit fee.Originally Posted by SonnyComment
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Cricket.
The balls are set up as for snooker, with the triangle of ten reds, representing the ten wicket the 'batting' side has.
The bowler breaks off; he plays reds. the batsman plays colours.
The bowler, if he pots a red, continues playing at reds, each one being a 'wicket'. If he fails to pot a red, or fouls, the batsman has his turn, playing colours. If he pots a colour, he scores the snooker-value of 'runs', the ball is re-spotted and he then goes for colour again.
When the batsman fails to pot a colour, or fouls, the bowler comes back to the table and goes for reds again. The innings ends when the last red is potted. The players then swap and, of course, the new batsman is aiming to reach the target set by the previous one.
If the bowler fouls, a red is returned to the table, halfway along the top cushion.
If the batsman fouls, a red of the bowler's choice is removed.
It is common practice to only allow the same colour to be potted three times in succession – after which it remains off the table for one shot and is returned after the following shot is played.Comment
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Whats the format? one dayer or 5 day tester? If it rains, do they come off?Comment
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Hello Paul. Mr Sarcasm is in town I see.
Of course, you can play however many innings you like!
We used to play a two innings match, so Player A bats first, Player B then has his first innings; then Player A has his second innings and after that, assuming player A has surpassed Player B's first-innings total, plays his second innings but stops if he beats Player A's two-innings total.
Plain English – isn't it wonderful!Comment
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Hello again Lindea!
Have a nice weekend!Comment
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Where is smartypants gone?Comment
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Thank you very much.Originally Posted by The Statman
I hope you will also have a nice weekend!“There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.” - J.R.R. Tolkien
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Another game which is enjoyable to play on the snooker table is bowls.
Needed: cue-ball, four reds and four colours; tape measure or other means of comparing distances.
The cue-ball is the jack and the first player places it on the brown spot such that it comes to rest at any point outside baulk (except an imaginary semicircle around the brown spot which would leave the spot occupied). If the jack comes to rest improperly it is replayed with no penalty.
He then places one of his balls (either red or colour) on the brown spot and the aim is to get it as close as possible to the jack - but it must hit at least 2 cushions before hitting another ball in play. The players then take it in turns to play their ball from the brown spot, each time hitting at least two cushions before touching another ball. When all eight balls have been played, the usual bowls scoring method is used where the player with nearest ball to the jack scores 1 point for each of his balls that is nearer to the jack than his opponent's nearest.
(If each player has a ball equidistant to the jack, it cannot be scored for either player. If they are the joint nearest, the "end" will be replayed by the same starter. If more than two balls are equidistant, a player can score one point for each that he has in the majority; e.g. two reds and one colour - the player with reds can score one point.)
The following are foul plays and result in the ball concerned being removed from play:
- failing to hit two cushions
- hitting another ball before hitting two cushions (any other ball disturbed will be replaced)
- being pocketed or forced off the table
- coming to rest in baulk, or causing the brown spot to be occupied
- push stroke or any standard "non-stroke" fouls such as touching a ball with sleeve etc. (any balls disturbed will be replaced)
Although the baulk area is out of bounds with reference to the final resting place of a ball, it is permissible to play into baulk and any cushions in baulk do count towards the prerequisite two.
If the jack comes to rest out of play (i.e. pocketed, off the table or coming to rest in baulk or occupying the brown spot) then the non-offender receives one point.
Once the "end" has been completed, i.e. after all eight balls have been played or if the jack comes to rest out of play, the next "end" is started by the winner of the previous one.
The winner is the player who attains the predetermined number of points.Last edited by The Statman; 5 April 2011, 01:37 PM.Comment
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