Talk:Miss (snooker rule)

"Require snookers"

What does "require snookers" / "snookers being required" mean? It's the word "require[d]" that's confusing me. — SMcCandlish [talk] [cont] ‹(-¿-)› 19:30, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

A player is in a "snookers required" situation when the total value of the balls on the table is less than the difference between that player's score and the opponent's (higher) score. This means that the player must force his opponent to foul in order to be able to win the frame. These forced fouls are by way of snooker, hence snookers required. JonoP 17:20, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Points

The "better to concede many points but leave a safe position" passage needs elucidation; it is the first mention of points in the article, and many incoming readers will be completely new to the game. — SMcCandlish [talk] [cont] ‹(-¿-)› 19:36, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Term

"Professional foul" needs to be added to the Glossary of cue sports terms. — SMcCandlish [talk] [cont] ‹(-¿-)› 19:38, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Done. West Brom 4ever 02:02, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

In informal games

Does this rule hold in informal/amateur games without a referee? I.e., if you're playing at a pub or in a regional league, can you call a "miss" on your opponent? Article doesn't address this. — SMcCandlish [talk] [cont] ‹(-¿-)› 19:44, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

well.. i did call it while playing for fun in a pub and i was quite right, however, nobody was used to it so i just started my break with difficult red. West Brom 4ever 01:54, 5 November 2007 (UTC)