Q&A for How to Play Snooker

If by "bank" you mean the border, then it is not against the rules. You can hit the border before the you hit the object ball if your way is blocked.

Pot a red, but let the cue ball come back to the yellow green brown. Then gently place the cue ball behind one of those.

Put a spin on the cue ball by hitting it with the cue off-center. If you hit the cue ball towards the base, you apply backspin and it will usually come back towards you. If you hit the ball towards the top, it will usually carry on. If the ball is struck slightly to left or right, it will usually swerve off in that direction after hitting the object ball.

If potting down the rail to the left, you strike the right side. If potting to the right, strike the left side.

It's a foul and four points are awarded to your opponent. This can differ if you have potted a red, and have nominated a color (e.g. the black), then the foul will result in your opponent getting seven points. The same principle applies for fouls on all colors: The opponent is awarded the value of the color, with a minimum of four points.

Play the white ball down the spots. Put the white ball on the brown spot, hit it over the blue and black spots. It should rebound off the top cushion and back across the spots. If you can do this repeatedly, then you are cuing correctly. Try it with left and right side.

Yes, they are hoping for the opponent to fail so they can come back and try to snooker them. Usually if 2 or more snookers are required, players do end up conceding. Also, sometimes the game is continued so the winning player may score a high break, such as a century(100+) or maximum (147).

It's a foul shot. You are penalized the value of the colored ball, with a minimum of 4 points.

It's a foul shot. You are penalized the value of the highest-valued colored ball involved, with a minimum of 4 points.

Typically, a scratch or "on ball" foul (hitting a ball other than the one you intended, or failing to hit a ball altogether) results in the loss of the player's turn. The other player is sometimes awarded a "free ball" shot, where they can position the cue ball anywhere on the table to start their next turn.

The felt is the green cloth of the snooker table. It's usually brushed before the start of a game. The direction of the felt can also contribute to the effect of slide on the cue ball.

It's a foul shot. You are penalized the value of the colored ball you designated as the on ball, with a minimum of 4 points.

There are 21 balls in snooker, so I suppose if you have 21 pool balls, you can.

Until one of the players decides to take a shot at it. There is no set amount of time.

If it is touching the black ball, you have to shoot away from the black so that it does not move. If it is not touching the black ball, you can play the cue ball off any side cushion to hit the red without hitting the black first.

A pocket shot is when the cue ball is sitting in the jaws of the pocket without falling in.

If you completely miss it you could reshoot, but if you touched it with the cue in any way, that counts as your shot and you lose your turn.