History of snooker History of snooker The game of snooker is a cue sport which emerged in its modern form in the late 19th century, with roots going back to the 16th century form of English billiards. Billiards was popular among the British Armed Forces stationed in India. As billiards was only a two player game, new games such as life pool and pyramid pool were developed in order to accommodate more players. Eventually, these two games were combined to form snooker. Billiards was first played in the 16th century. It was known as a "gentleman's game" because of its popularity among royalty.
Snooker (video game) Snooker (video game) Snooker (Sometimes referred to as "Snooker '83" due to the year of its release) is a 1983 sports simulation video game published by Visions Software Factory. The game simulates (as the name suggests) the cue-sport Snooker. The game was released for the Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Commodore VIC-20 and ZX Spectrum. This video game simulates the game of snooker on the major home computers of that era. The players take turns to hit a white cue ball against the reds or colours following the rules of snooker. The strength of the shot and the spin