History of snooker pool and pyramid pool. Life pool involved several colored balls used as both cue balls and object balls. In pyramid pool, there were 15 red balls and a white cue ball, and each player received one point per red ball potted. Along with the new games being developed, the table was taking steps toward its current state. Black pool was the next version created. Black pool was similar to pyramid pool, except that the black ball from life pool was added to the game and could be potted for more points. In 1875, at the British Army Officer's Mess in
Rules of snooker the cue ball anywhere inside the D and attempting to hit and/or pot one or more of the red balls. It is common for players to start by placing the ball on the line, between the brown ball and either the green or yellow ball. The break-off alternates between players on successive frames. Only one player may visit the table at a time. A "break" is the number of points scored by a player in one single visit to the table. A player's turn and break end when he fails to pot a ball, when he does something against the