snooker

[wingnuts540]

the game is up to the yellow ball and the player has a free ball he then cannons the brown and pots both yellow and brown how is this a legal shot and how many points are scored,

[kempie]

If the player nominates the Brown, strikes it first, and results in both Brown and Yellow being potted - then 2 points are awarded.

SECTION 3. THE GAME

10. Snookered After a Foul
After a foul, if the cue-ball is snookered, the referee shall state FREE BALL

(e) If both the nominated ball and a ball on are potted, only the ball on is scored unless it was a Red, when each ball potted is scored. The free ball is then spotted and the ball on remains off the table.

http://www.worldsnooker.com/about_the_rules.ht m

[ugly_bob]

If he has nominated the brown as a yellow for the free ball, then he scores 4 points (2 for each yellow).

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/rec.sport.bil liard/browse_thread/thread/c78717796c8920a7/5a 40bf92400b3b5f?lnk=st&q=snooker+rules+free+bal l+colour&rnum=5&hl=en#5a40bf92400b3b5f

has a discussion about it

[ugly_bob]

sorry read that wrong. kempie is right. it would be 2 points