a question and answer board game is provided simulating the pocket billiards game known as snooker . the game board is designed to follow the appearance of a snooker table and game pieces are provided to represent the &# 34 ; red &# 34 ; and &# 34 ; colored &# 34 ; balls used in the pocket billiards game . the game pieces are manipulated in accordance with the answering of questions contained on cards , i . e . they are &# 34 ; pocketed &# 34 ; or removed from the game board if the answers are correct . following the hales of snooker , the point value of certain of the game pieces increases in ascending order depending upon the difficulty of the posed questions . thus , by playing the game of the invention , the game of snooker may be learned and enjoyed while additional knowledge may be imparted to the players .