Snooker

[bednobs]

anyone else absolutely enthralled by the snookerthis year?

question:if you pot a red AND a colour in the same shot when you are going for a red (red first, colour next) does it count?

[davebro3]

no - as TTT corrected me if you pot 15 reds with one shot you score 15 not 1.

[drmorgans]

 

Oops. I didn't know that.

How about a 155 break? Start with a free ball and a black then maximum 147.

 

[Canary42]

What is it about snooker (and it's the same with darts) that gets normally arithmetical dummies rattling off the most complex calculations with ease ?

[ToraToraTora]

addition ? how is that complex?

[drmorgans]

 

Repetition?

In snooker, a red and a black is always 8. The colours always add up to 27. There are only a limited number of combinations and finishes in darts.

 

[davebro3]

//How about a 155 break? Start with a free ball and a black then maximum 147.//

Yes - that's been done a few times in practice matches. Actually filmed a couple of times - Thepchayi Un-nooh, Thai player.

[10ClarionSt]

Darts? Here we go, off piste, so to speak. I used to work with Tony Green before he started out in professional darts. He was as good as any of those top players, believe me, but he said he could make more money in promotions and management, so that's where he put all his efforts.

However, back to the snooker. This is a game where the players get a round of applause for having been for a slash. Tis true! 😄

[davebro3]

In that case Big Bill Werbiniuk (?) must have had lots of applause as he sunk numerous pints of lager during his matches.

[10ClarionSt]

I'm sure he did, dave! 😃

[ToraToraTora]

Bill used to get his lager tax deductable, claimed it was necessary for him to be calm enough to play!

[drmorgans]

 

He tried to drink Canada Dry but preferred lager.

 

[Canary42]

complex

/ˈkɒmplɛks/

adjective

1. 

consisting of many different and connected parts.

 

[ToraToraTora]

canary, you said "complex calculations " - how can addition on its own be a complex calculation?

[THECORBYLOON]

If all the balls have to be potted, one player need  score only sixteen points to win.

Player B breaks off, pots all the Reds and the Yellow at the same time meaning Player A gets four points for the foul.

There are only the Colours left and play alternates.

During that time, Player A pots Yellow (2), Green (3) and the Pink (6) giving a total of fifteen points including the four points for the foul.

Player B pots Brown (4), Blue (5) and Black (7) giving a total of sixteen points.

Player B wins 16-15.