Games Index    Sinuca Brasileira (Brazilian Snooker) © Mike Stooke 2005.   Historical Notes This is a short, fast version of snooker using the six colours and one red. Little known outside Brazil it only came to my attention after Bob Sodroski emailed to ask if I knew of the game.  Searching through google gave no useful links in English, but one badly translated page gave enough information to prepare this set of rules. The Rules of Sinuca 1 The normal rules apply to this game except where clearly contradicted below. 2 To begin the game set the table as shown in the dagram. The colours on their normal spots and the red halfway between the pink and the right-hand side cushion. 3 The red and colours have the same values as they do in snooker. 4 All fouls carry a penalty of seven points. 5 If the player who pots the red then pots a colour, he may choose to either play the yellow in the normal sequence, or attempt any of the other colours as a "penalty" ball which must be nominated. If the "penalty" ball is not potted, it is a foul, and seven points are awarded to the opponent. If the "penalty" ball is potted, its normal value is scored, and the yellow becomes the next ball "on". 6 The player who pots the yellow, may then choose to either play the green in the normal sequence, or attempt any of the other four balls as a "penalty" ball which must be nominated. If the "penalty" ball is not potted, it is a foul, and seven points are awarded to the opponent. If the "penalty" ball is potted, its normal value is scored, and the green becomes the next ball "on". 7 The player who pots the green, may then choose to either play the brown in the normal sequence, or attempt any of the other three balls as a "penalty" ball which must be nominated. If the "penalty" ball is not potted, it is a foul, and seven points are awarded to the opponent. If the "penalty" ball is potted, its normal value is scored, and the brown becomes the next ball "on". 8 The player who pots the brown, may then choose to either play the blue in the normal sequence, or attempt any of the other two balls as a "penalty" ball which must be nominated. If the "penalty" ball is not potted, it is a foul, and seven points are awarded to the opponent. If the "penalty" ball is potted, its normal value is scored, and the blue becomes the next ball "on". 9 The player who pots the blue, may then choose to either play the pink in the normal sequence, or attempt the black as a "penalty" ball which must be nominated. If the black as the "penalty" ball is not potted, it is a foul, and seven points are awarded to the opponent. If the "penalty" ball is potted, its normal value is scored, and the pink becomes the next ball "on". 10 The player who pots the pink must then play the black in the normal sequence. The black cannot be played as a "penalty" ball at this stage of the game. _____________________________________________________________ Historical Notes This "penalty" ball seems to be unique in snooker but being allowed to take another colour after potting a colour does have a precedent within the history of the game. (From "How to Play and Win at Snooker" by W.G. Clifford, published 1938.)   "Real Snooker," to my personal regret, lacks official recognition. To my knowledge it is the original game of snooker as played years before the official rules were framed and published. That is why I venture to call it "Real Snooker." It is played exactly as ordinary snooker in every respect until all the reds are pocketed. Then comes the difference, in my opinion a big one. After potting yellow, in "real snooker" you are "on any colour" exactly as you were after taking a red. After taking that "free colour" you are "on" green. Should you pocket green you are "on any colour" once more, then brown, "any colour," blue, "any colour," pink and black. This carries the game to its logical conclusion; it is obviously a defect to allow you to take "any colour" after a red and stop you from so doing after pocketing a coloured ball when there are no reds to play at. However, ordinary snooker has the sanction of usage, it is a very popular game as it stands and I am not crusading for "Real Snooker" in place of it. But I happen to know that this game is much liked by the few who have tried it, so have ventured to mention it if but for the sake of variety. Games Index 101 3 Reds Bowls =  You are here  BRAZILIAN SNOOKER Cricket Golf =  New or updated entry  Points Scrub Three-Handed Snooker - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - And in the History Section... The German Pyramid Game       The German Sausage Game       Pool       Snooker Pool (1896)  The Spanish (or Skittle) Game Top of Page