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Page 1 The Digital Age of Snooker.
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Books - Books, DVD's, & Videos.
Bookshelf Categorised index of all books, DVD's and videos within this section.
Page 1 Biographies of players or of the game.
Page 2 Instructional, Rules, History, & Reference.
Page 3 Modern reprints of collectable works on the game.
Page 4 DVD's and Videos.
Page 5 Games for Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS3, Windows XP, Xbox 360.
Page 6 American books: Encyclopedia, Instruction, & Reference.
Page 7 More American: Trick Shots, Instructional, & Short Stories.
Page 8 More American: Instructional, DVD, Pyschology.
Page 9 More American: Instructional, Pyschology.
Page 10 More American: Instructional, Rules, Science.
Page 11 More American: Instructional, Biography, Pyschology.
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Calendar - Events in the history of English Billiards and Snooker.
Page 1 January - March.
Page 2 April - June.
Page 3 July - September.
Page 4 October - December.
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Clip-Art
Page 1 - A small collection of clip-art.
Page 2 - Introduces the next three pages of outline table diagrams you can print off for your own use.
Page 3 - One table.
Page 4 - Two tables.
Page 5 - Four tables.
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Clubs - Alphabetical listing by Town of U.K. Snooker and Pool Clubs.
Page 1 Towns A - B.
Page 2 Towns C - D.
Page 3 Towns E - K.
Page 4 London.
Page 5 Towns L - P.
Page 6 Towns R - S.
Page 7 Towns T - Z.
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Email - Contact this site.
Page 1 Email form.
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Games - Rules of alternative games that can be played on a snooker table.
Page 1 101.
Page 2 Bowls.
Page 3 Cricket.
Page 4 Golf.
Page 5 Scrub.
Page 6 Sinuca Brasileira (Brazilian Snooker).
Page 7 3 Reds.
Page 8 Three-Handed Snooker.
Page 9 Points.
Page 10 Poker Pool.
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Glossary - Definitions of terms used in Snooker and English Billiards.
Page 1 A - B.
Page 2 C.
Page 3 D - E.
Page 4 F - G.
Page 5 H - L.
Page 6 M - P.
Page 7 Q - S.
Page 8 T - Z.
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History - The "Forgotten History" of English Billiards & Snooker.
Page 1 Introduces biographies of long forgotten players and the rules of obscure games.
The Players,
Page 2 John Carr. From "The Badminton Library: Billiards" published 1896
Page 3 Edwin Kentfield. From "The Badminton Library: Billiards" published 1896
Page 4 François Mingaud. From "The Badminton Library: Billiards" published 1896
Page 5 John Roberts Senior. From "Hints on Billiards" by J.P. Buchanan, published 1896
Page 6 John Roberts Senior. From "Billiards for Everybody" by Charles Roberts, published 1901;
& "Modern Billiards" by John Roberts Jun., published 1902
The Games...
Page 7 The German Pyramid Game. From "The Billiard Book" by Captain Crawley, published 1866
Page 8 The German Sausage Game. From "The Billiard Book" by Captain Crawley, published 1866
Page 9 Pool - Introduction. From "Billiards: It's Theory and Practise" by Captain Crawley published 1876
Page 10 Pool - Rules.
Page 11 Snooker Pool (Introduction). From "Pyramids & Pool Games" by J.P. Buchanan, published 1896
Page 12 Snooker Pool - Rules 1 - 17.
Page 13 Snooker Pool - Rules 18 - 34.
Page 14 The Spanish (or Skittle) Game. From "The Billiard Book" by Captain Crawley, published 1866
and the 'Rest'
Page 15 How Billiard Balls Are Made. From "Billiards Simplified" by Burroughes & Watts, published 1889
Page 16 The History of Hand Stroke Billiards. From "Billiards for Everybody" by Charles Roberts, 4th Edition, published 1915
Page 17 How to Assemble a Billiard Table. From "The Badminton Library: Billiards" published 1896
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Links - Links to other snooker related websites.
Page 1 Categorised links.
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Practice - Practice routines for players of all standards.
Page 1 Line-up - 3 variations.
Page 2 The "Clock" - 2 variations.
Page 3 Angles.
Page 4 Position.
Page 5 Plants & Sets.
Page 6 Safety Play.
Page 7 Snookers - advice on how to escape from them.
Page 8 Snookers - and how to play them.
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Q & A - Answers to questions on English Billiards and Snooker.
These pages list the queries as they were posted, and give a link to the reply.
Page 10 The most recent questions.
Page 9 The 20 previous questions.
Page 8 The 20 previous questions.
Page 7 The 20 previous questions.
Page 6 The 20 previous questions.
Page 5 The 20 previous questions.
Page 4 The 20 previous questions.
Page 3 The 20 previous questions.
Page 2 The 20 previous questions.
Page 1 The first 20 questions.
These pages list the queries and the replies. Also shown are the most interesting topics on those pages.
Page 23 The most recent replies.
Page 22 Age of minimum penalty rule, Pocket size on TV matches, Possibility of potting all reds in one shot.
Page 21 Table Markings, Slipping During Shot, Old Skittle Game.
Page 20 Moved Balls, Old Scoreboard, Deliberate Miss-Cue, Disgusted Player, Snookering Ball.
Page 19 Re-Clothing a Table, Re-Spotted Black, Hitting Snookered Ball, 3 Miss Rule, Touching Ball.
Page 18 Playing from Hand, Simultaneous Hit, English Billiards - Opening Shot, Age of "Miss" Rule.
Page 17 Jump Shot, Cue-Hold/Grip, Table Marking, Removing Cue Varnish, Re-Racks, Foul & A Miss.
Page 16 Drawn Game - Doubles, Forgotten Potted Colour, Avoiding Push Shot, Half-Ball Angle.
Page 15 Cleaning Balls, Replacing Tips, Room Size, 148 Break, 7 Cushion Escape, Spectator Advice.
Page 14 Free Ball, The Nap, Snookered by Cushion?, Cue Ball Size, Lowest Possible Total Clearance Score.
Page 13 Spotting Colours, Table/Ball Size, Smallest Score, Cushion Play, Free Ball, Ball on Edge of Pocket.
Page 12 Cue Cleaning, Table Markings, Snooker Songs, End of Game.
Page 11 Tip Size, Kicks, Swerve Shot, The "Miss" Rule, Jump Shot.
Page 10 List of Shots, Tuition, Free Ball, Becoming a Referee, Spotting Colours, Snooker Plus.
Page 9 Buying a Cue, Turning Pro., Practise, Old Practise Table.
Page 8 Tip Care, Free Ball, Placing the Reds, Old Scoreboard, Burwat Champion Cue.
Page 7 End of Game, Position Play, Cue Buying,
Page 6 Spots, World Championship, Archive Videos, Balls, Free Ball, Ladder Competition.
Page 5 Aiming, Betting Scam, Old Cues, The "Impossible" Snooker, Free Ball.
Page 4 Pockets, Skittle Games, Joe Davis Cue, Balls.
Page 3 Table sizes, End of Game, World Championship, Pockets, Match Preparation.
Page 2 Aiming, End of Game, Difference between Snooker, Billiards, & Pool.
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Tuition - Improve your game.
Page 1 Cue-Action.
Page 2 Aiming & Potting.
Page 3 Rest Play.
Page 4 Cue-ball Control.
Page 5 Right-hand Side.
Page 6 Top.
Page 7 Stun 1.
Page 8 Left-hand Side.
Page 9 Stun 2.
Page 10 Screw.
Page 11 Swerve.
Page 12 Drag.
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