text: 10 for help? what the h**l is snoker snooker is a billiards sport that is played on a large (12' × 6') baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. it is played using a cue, one white ball (the cue ball), 15 red balls (worth 1 point each) and 6 colours: a yellow (2 points), green (3 points), brown (4 points), blue (5 points), pink (6 points) and black ball (7 points). a player wins a frame of snooker by scoring the most points, using the cue ball to pot the balls in the manner described below. a match consists of an agreed number of frames. snooker is particularly popular in english-speaking and commonwealth countries, and the far east.