Power Snooker

[chaggle]

I used to love watching snooker and I never do now so perhaps the game needs an update.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/8098999/Power-Snooker-introduces-traditional-format-to-the-pottier-side-of-sport.html


Witness as Ronnie O’Sullivan lines up his opening break. He smashes the white into the pack of nine reds, scattering them around the table, for in Power Snooker the player who breaks remains at the table. He then pots the 'Powerball’, triggering a fusillade of flashing red lights and a two-minute 'Powerplay’, during which points count double


Meanwhile, on the balcony where most of the 1,720 fans are seated, a smell of fried onions and spilt beer pervades. For the first time, a snooker audience is given licence to heckle, sing, urge players to take on risky shots and warn them when their allotted 20 seconds per shot is running out.

They'll be letting girls play next.^-^

[Matt]

They mentioned a number of times that the format was "made for" Ronnie O'Sullivan. I began to wonder if that was literally true. A new sports code designed as a vehicle for one particular player.

[Tony Williams]

This has reminded me of a craze for "suicide chess" when I was at school (mumble) decades ago. The object was to lose all of your pieces before your opponent, and the only rule change was that if you could take one of your opponent's pieces, you had to do so. It was addictively fast and furious, but ruined my interest in chess thereafter.

[skbuncks]

This has reminded me of a craze for "suicide chess" when I was at school (mumble) decades ago. The object was to lose all of your pieces before your opponent, and the only rule change was that if you could take one of your opponent's pieces, you had to do so. It was addictively fast and furious, but ruined my interest in chess thereafter.

I think I must subconsciously play by them rules everytime I play. It's the only explanation for why I am so shit.

skb