6 Red Snooker

[bluenose1940]

I'm thinking of giving 6 Red snooker a go on one of our event evenings. Do any of you chaps participate in this game at your club and, if so is it successful?

I thought about restricting each frame to 20 minutes, would this work?

I understand that the normal rules apply with the exception that the white can be placed anywhere on the table following a foul. Have I understood that to be correct? I'm a little confused though when it comes to what happens to this rule when one of the players needs one or more snookers.

Any help will be much appreciated, thank you.

[DeanH]

You confuse Shoot Out rules with 6-Reds; in Shoot Out you have ball in hand anywhere on the table after any Foul; you do NOT in 6-reds EXCEPT after the 4th F&M call unless penalty points are required. See(b)(iii) below.

The differing rules for 6-Reds are listed in the Rules book, Sec 3.19.

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3.19 Six Reds Snooker
In a Six Reds Snooker game the official Rules of the Game of Snooker apply with the following variations.
(a) There will be no more than five consecutive FOUL AND A MISS calls if the offender is requested to play again from the original position.
(b) After the fourth consecutive FOUL AND A MISS call, the referee shall Warn the offending player that should a FOUL AND A MISS be called again the non-offender may:
(i) play from where the balls have come to rest; or
(ii) ask their opponent to play from where the balls have come to rest; or
(iii) play the cue-ball from any position on the playing area, unless any player needed penalty points before, or as a result of, the last stroke being played. If this option is chosen, Section 3 Rule 12 shall not apply.
(c) If, after a FOUL AND A MISS call, the offender is requested to play from the position left, the previous Foul and a Miss sequence ends.
(d) After potting a Red, or a free ball nominated as a Red, the striker must not leave their opponent snookered behind the nominated colour as described in Section 2 Rule 17.

[bluenose1940]

Thank you Dean. We don't play the 'miss rule' at our club, do you think it would work with this in mind.? I just thought it might add a bit of variey and excitement for us old boys!

[DeanH]

If no F&M, then the only difference from usual snooker rules is 19(d) - "no rolling up after potting a Red"

Not sure you will need the 20minute limit; though, depends on the ability of your players