When the last ball is off the table, the game, or 'frame', ends ... the black taking the 8. Snooker cues - usually made of wood - are often slightly lighter than pool cues. Cues are available ...

Championship snooker is played on a table measuring 12ft by 6ft. There are 22 balls on the table at the start of each game (or frame). One is the white cue ball, which is used to pot as many of ...