Snooker (n.) ~ a variety of pool played with 15 red balls and 6 balls of colors other than red, in which a player must shoot one of the red balls, each with a point value of 1, into a pocket before shooting at one of the other balls, with point values of from 2 to 7. This from dictionary.com.
The 2012 final game is being played quite seriously right now at the World Snooker Championship ("the oldest, richest and most prestigious tournament in snooker," according to the official website): http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/BetfredcomWorldChampionship
And just in case you feel the need to know, the story behind Chas & Dave's ever-popular song "Snooker Loopy" (video): http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/17962819
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