Indoor Sports
Snooker score tracker, approved by everyone who played.
Pot the red and coloured balls with a cue to score more points than your opponent. log8 keeps the score with the people you actually play. Record the winner, or the score of every set, game, frame or board. The other players approve it, and your head-to-head record, group board and personal history build themselves.
Scoring
How log8 scores Snooker
Record the winner, or the score of every set, game, frame or board.
- Usually 1v1. Doubles and 1 vs 2 count too.
- Playing billiards? Log it here as well.
- Record who won, or frames won, like 3 to 2.
- No draws.
The basics
How to play Snooker
The casual version of the rules. log8 shows the same guide in the app, on the game's page.
- Players2 players, or two pairs taking turns.
- How to winScore more points than your opponent in a frame. A match is best of a set number of frames.
- The official gameProfessional matches are usually best of 7 frames or more. A perfect frame scores 147.
- How groups differCasual games on smaller tables often use fewer reds. Agree before you start.
- Only hit the white cue ball. Use it to pot the other balls.
- Pot a red first. Reds are worth 1 point each.
- After a red, pot a colour: yellow 2, green 3, brown 4, blue 5, pink 6, black 7. Colours go back on their spots.
- Keep going red, colour, red, colour until the reds are gone.
- Then pot the colours in order, yellow up to black.
- Miss, or hit the wrong ball first, and your turn ends. A foul gives the other player at least 4 points.
Play better
Snooker tips
- Think one shot ahead. Leave the cue ball near your next ball.
- Soft shots are easier to control than hard ones.
- No easy pot? Play safe and leave the other player nothing.
In the app
Logging a game in log8
- Pick the game and the playersChoose Snooker, then everyone who played. Friends without log8 can join as guests.
- Enter the resultRecord the winner, or the score of every set, game, frame or board.
- The other players approveFriends on log8 get 48 hours to approve it, or tap Disagree if it is wrong. Guests count straight away. A result nobody answers closes without counting.
- Your record updatesOnce it is official it counts toward your head-to-head records, group board, badges and cups.
Log a game · Results everyone approves · Head-to-head records · Guest players · Cups and tournaments · How to play guides
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Questions
Snooker in log8: questions
Can I keep Snooker scores with friends in log8?
Yes. Snooker is one of the 72 built-in games. Record the winner, or the score of every set, game, frame or board. The other players approve it, then it counts.
How do you win at Snooker?
Score more points than your opponent in a frame. A match is best of a set number of frames.
How many people play Snooker?
2 players, or two pairs taking turns.
Do people play Snooker differently?
Casual games on smaller tables often use fewer reds. Agree before you start.
Do my friends need the app?
No. Add a friend as a guest and the game counts straight away. If they join log8 later, the games move to their account.
Settle your Snooker rivalry.
log8 is coming soon to Android and iPhone, and is free to download. It is in closed testing now: write to us for an invite, or to hear the day it reaches the stores.
Updated by the log8 team