POOL & SNOOKER

The object of the game of pool is to pot either all the red balls or all the yellow balls and then to pot the black ball. Pool can be played between two or more people and most pool tables are found in pubs. I enjoy playing pool because it is a game of skill, it requires a lot of concentration to pot a ball with enough precision and judgement to finish in position on the next ball. A standard pool table measures 6ft by 3ft.

The rules of snooker vary quite significantly to those of pool. In a game of snooker, a red ball is first potted then a colour of choice, this is repeated until all of the red balls are cleared. Then the colours are potted in the order yellow, green, brown, blue, pink and finally black. The highest break (score obtained during a single go) is 147. My highest snooker break is about 20, so I'm well on the way to becoming a snooker champion of the world. Snooker is a much more difficult game to that pool, although the balls are slightly larger, the table measures 12ft by 6ft.

Pool and snooker are both great games to play with friends since they can be played without interference into conversation or general socialising (or drinking as teenagers tend to call it). They are in fact helped by alcohol intake and are particularly popular games in pubs alongside darts and dominoes.

I have created a snooker puzzle where you must place the correct ball into the correct place upon the table. Complete the puzzle correctly and you'll not be entered into a competition for a luxury cruise around the Galapogos Islands, famous for the Dodo, well it was but it died multiple times and became what is known as extinct.

Click on the text of the appropriate colour and then click on the table where you believe the correct position for the colour is. Click here for the solution.