Snooker
A red, a color. And again.
Matchito counts the frames won and knows who breaks next. Best of 5.
Score a gameOne frame, one tap.
Tap the color of the player who won the frame. Points within the frame aren’t counted by Matchito. Try it!
- Best of 5 frames
- The break alternates
- Frames, not points
- Pick snooker, and name the two players.
- After each frame, tap the color of the player who won it.
- As soon as a player has won a majority of the 5 frames, the match ends. In between, Matchito shows who breaks next.
The rules, in short.
What the WPBSA rules say, and nothing more.
- 1 to 7
The balls
15 reds worth 1 point. Then the colors: yellow 2, green 3, brown 4, blue 5, pink 6, black 7.
WPBSA, Official Rules of the Games of Snooker and English Billiards, 2024-25 edition, Section 3, Rule 1(a) - Red, color
The order
You pot a red, then a color, alternating as long as reds remain. After that, the colors in order of value.
WPBSA, Official Rules of the Games of Snooker and English Billiards, 2024-25 edition, Section 3, Rule 1(b) - 4 to 7
Fouls
A foul gives points to the opponent: at least 4, or the value of the ball on if it’s higher, up to 7.
WPBSA, Official Rules of the Games of Snooker and English Billiards, 2024-25 edition, Section 3, Rules 1(d) and 11 - Frame
Winning
The frame goes to the player with the most points, or to the one whose opponent concedes it. The match goes to whoever wins the required number of frames.
WPBSA, Official Rules of the Games of Snooker and English Billiards, 2024-25 edition, Section 3, Rule 1(f) and 1(g) - Black
A tie
When only the black is left, the first pot or foul ends the frame. If scores are level, the black is respotted and a toss decides who plays.
WPBSA, Official Rules of the Games of Snooker and English Billiards, 2024-25 edition, Section 3, Rule 4 - Break
Who starts
The order is decided by lot or by agreement, and the winner chooses who starts. After that, the first player alternates every frame.
WPBSA, Official Rules of the Games of Snooker and English Billiards, 2024-25 edition, Section 3, Rule 3
The frame, in one press.
One press per frame won, on your watch or the three buttons on your earbuds: ⏮ for pink, ⏭ for yellow. ⏯ undoes the last frame.
The questions people ask.
How much are the balls worth in snooker?
A red is 1 point. Yellow 2, green 3, brown 4, blue 5, pink 6 and black 7.
WPBSA, Official Rules of the Games of Snooker and English Billiards, 2024-25 edition, Section 3, Rule 1(a)What is the highest score in snooker?
147 in one break, with no foul by the opponent: all 15 reds each taken with the black, then the six colors. It’s a calculation; the rules don’t spell it out.
How do you win at snooker?
The frame goes to the player with the most points when the table is clear, or to the one whose opponent concedes it. The match goes to whoever wins the set number of frames.
WPBSA, Official Rules of the Games of Snooker and English Billiards, 2024-25 edition, Section 3, Rule 1(f) and 1(g)What happens after a foul?
The opponent gets 4 to 7 points, depending on the ball on. They can also ask you to play again.
WPBSA, Official Rules of the Games of Snooker and English Billiards, 2024-25 edition, Section 3, Rules 3(a) and 11What is a free ball?
After a foul, if you’re left snookered, you can nominate another ball as the ball on. That’s called a free ball.
WPBSA, Official Rules of the Games of Snooker and English Billiards, 2024-25 edition, Section 2, Rule 13Do the colours go back on the table?
Yes, while reds remain: a potted colour is put back on its spot before the next shot. Once the reds are gone, the colours potted in order stay off.
WPBSA, Official Rules of the Games of Snooker and English Billiards, 2024-25 edition, section 3, rules 3(h) and 7What is a “miss”?
You must do your best to hit the ball on. If the referee judges you didn’t, they call “foul and a miss”: your opponent takes the points and can have you play again with the balls put back. If the ball on was in full view and you fail three times in a row, the frame goes to your opponent, after a warning. No miss is called if a player needed penalty points and the miss wasn’t intentional.
WPBSA, Official Rules of the Games of Snooker and English Billiards, 2024-25 edition, section 3, rule 14What is a break, in scoring?
The balls you pot shot after shot in a single visit to the table.
WPBSA, Official Rules of the Games of Snooker and English Billiards, 2024-25 edition, section 2, rule 8