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first correct answer for round 268 is in from Monique! 
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"If anybody can knock these three balls in, this man can."
David Taylor, 11 January 1982, as Steve Davis prepared to pot the blue, in making the first 147 break on television. -
Round 268 is still open, of course, but in light of the quick answer from Monique, I'll add another round to be open at the same time.
Round 269 - Even money
In the post linked below, you can see a nice arrangement of 12 coins:
http://www.thesnookerforum.com/showp...postcount=1643
Each coin weighs a different amount, a whole number of grams from 1 to 12 grams.
There are 6 lines, each of 4 coins. Not only does each line add up to 4 pence, but each line also has the same weight.
Give a possible arrangement of the weights of the coins."If anybody can knock these three balls in, this man can."
David Taylor, 11 January 1982, as Steve Davis prepared to pot the blue, in making the first 147 break on television.Comment
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Update to rounds 268 and 269
Correct answers have come in to round 268 from Monique and snookersfun. They have also each found one of the 192 possible answers to round 269! Well done! Next answers can go on the thread..."If anybody can knock these three balls in, this man can."
David Taylor, 11 January 1982, as Steve Davis prepared to pot the blue, in making the first 147 break on television.Comment
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Originally Posted by davis_greatest
You are supposed to do this without using a computer... well, unless you get desperate!
Puzzles on here are more fun with a PC!Comment
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OK, then rounds 268 and 269 will close with the next answer - computers allowed (although unnecessary)
Meanwhile...
Round 270 - Pooker
I have just thrashed Charlie during a frame of pooker - it's a sort of cross between snooker and pool. There are many balls (between 50 and 500), numbered from 1 upwards. So the 1-ball is worth 1 point, the 2-ball is worth 2 points etc. Balls must be potted in ascending order.
I got in first and made a break. Then I missed and Charlie potted one ball, before missing. I then cleared the table.
The two breaks that I made during the frame were equal.
How many balls did I pot?"If anybody can knock these three balls in, this man can."
David Taylor, 11 January 1982, as Steve Davis prepared to pot the blue, in making the first 147 break on television.Comment
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Round 270 Pooker was successfully answered by Monique and snookersfun (both long ago!) - congratulations!
I'll ask Monique and snookersfun to put their answers to rounds 268 to 270 up on the thread from Monday. If anyone else wants to get in first, that leaves the weekend.
Round 271 - Line Dancing
This is one for those who like using Paint, or a similar program, or felt tip pens and have a scanner.
You need to draw 5 separate (non-touching) drawings:
Drawing A should consist of 3 green straight lines
Drawing B should consist of 4 brown straight lines
Drawing C should consist of 5 blue straight lines
Drawing D should consist of 6 pink straight lines
Drawing E should consist of 7 black straight lines
For each drawing, you should make as many triangles as you can. You score 1 point for each triangle formed, as long as it does not have any other lines (or parts of lines) inside it.
Your drawings must not contain any shapes with more than 3 sides (i.e. any polygons other than triangles), unless these are divided into triangles. An example of an illegal drawing with brown lines is shown below - it is illegal because it has a 4-sided shape in it.
Bid here on the thread your total points for all 5 drawings (and give the split for each of the 5 drawings)."If anybody can knock these three balls in, this man can."
David Taylor, 11 January 1982, as Steve Davis prepared to pot the blue, in making the first 147 break on television.Comment
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and anyone who solves that too quickly can do
Round 272 - Pinks and Browns
Charlie goes to Barry The Baboon's Ball Shop to buy some balls for potting practice. Every ball he buys, he is equally likely to choose pink or brown (regardless of what he has chosen before).
The following day, Gordon comes in to Barry's shop and does the same - except that he buys one ball more than Charlie had.
How likely is it that Gordon has more pinks to pot than Charlie? Answers straight on the thread please."If anybody can knock these three balls in, this man can."
David Taylor, 11 January 1982, as Steve Davis prepared to pot the blue, in making the first 147 break on television.Comment
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first dance in: 1+2+4+6+9=22, might as well have lost the music there...Originally Posted by davis_greatest
Round 271 - Line Dancing
This is one for those who like using Paint, or a similar program, or felt tip pens and have a scanner.
You need to draw 5 separate (non-touching) drawings:
Bid here on the thread your total points for all 5 drawings (and give the split for each of the 5 drawings).Comment
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22... very nice opening bid.Originally Posted by snookersfun
I think there's still scope to bump the bid up a bit with those later diagrams..."If anybody can knock these three balls in, this man can."
David Taylor, 11 January 1982, as Steve Davis prepared to pot the blue, in making the first 147 break on television.Comment
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Yes, very nice bid - I'm not absolutely certain but don't think this can be beaten.Originally Posted by abextraI bid 1+2+4+7+10=24.
Please post the diagrams here.
snookersfun has also sent a picture with the same bid... so looks like this one is heading for a draw!"If anybody can knock these three balls in, this man can."
David Taylor, 11 January 1982, as Steve Davis prepared to pot the blue, in making the first 147 break on television.Comment
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abextra has mentioned that she had some computer problems, so her picture will follow later. Meanwhile, she has sent me an explanation of the diagrams, which I have checked - congratulations.
snookersfun, please put your picture up now so we can later compare them both!"If anybody can knock these three balls in, this man can."
David Taylor, 11 January 1982, as Steve Davis prepared to pot the blue, in making the first 147 break on television.Comment
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Very nice pictures!! Thank you abextra and snookersfun - and congratulations for the winning bids of 24 points!
No answers / explanations (or even guesses) to round 272? I'll have to answer it myself soon!"If anybody can knock these three balls in, this man can."
David Taylor, 11 January 1982, as Steve Davis prepared to pot the blue, in making the first 147 break on television.Comment
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