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.
Steve Davis World Snooker as you appreciate its idiosyncrasies", "genuine snooker and pool enthusiasts won't be greatly impressed." Steve Davis World Snooker Steve Davis World Snooker is a sports simulation video game developed by "Binary Design", and published by "Artworx Software". "World Snooker" simulates different types of cue sports, specifically Snooker, Pool and billiards. Released under licence from 6-time Snooker World Champion, Steve Davis, it is a sequel to CDS Software's 1985 8-bit video game similarly titled "Steve Davis Snooker". The game had specific contributions from programmer Mick West, whom this was his first Amiga game he programmed. He stated that it took the