Cue sports playing nine-ball. Snooker balls are smaller than American-style pool balls with a diameter of 52.5 mm ( in), and come in sets of 22 (15 reds, 6 "", and a cue ball). English billiard balls are the same size as snooker balls and come in sets of three balls (two cue balls and a red, an object ball). Other games, such as bumper pool, have custom ball sets. Billiard balls have been made from many different materials since the start of the game, including clay, bakelite, celluloid, crystallite, ivory, plastic, steel and wood. The dominant material from 1627 until the
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