Free Ball Question

[aca]

With only the colours remaining, player A commits a foul on the yellow leaving a free ball situation. Player B nominates the blue.
How many points is the blue worth if potted, 2 or 5?

[stegorjus]

2 points.......

[Welshsteve]

Another twist to this rule which is allowed is, if Player B nominates the blue as a free ball, he can play the blue onto the yellow to pot the yellow, and it's deemed as a totally legit shot, because in effect, there are two yellows on the table as nominating the blue as a free ball makes it a yellow for the duration of the shot. I've seen this happen in a league match and , although it was disputed, the referee consulted the rulebook nd deemed it a legal shot.

[missneworleans]

2 points...hi and welcome to the forum aca!

[DawRef]

......and just to make things clearer: if after striking the blue the blue potted the yellow and then went into a pocket itself, that is still legit but you would still only score 2 points, the blue would be re-spotted and the break carried on.

Aren't the Rules Of Snooker wonderful!!!
Oh, and welcome also!!

[davis_greatest]

... and another quirk - if you nominate the blue, but strike the yellow first with the cue ball, and the yellow then knocks the blue in, that would be a foul!

(In fact, the only thing that is a foul here is that the yellow was struck first after nominating the blue as a free ball - the fact that the blue does or does not go in, is irrelevant.)