Puzzles with numbers and things

[snookersfun]

...and back to the ships:
d_g solved R220 and Robert 221-223 impressively!! Congratulations.

[Robert602]

Incidentally, how would he get a higher break using a cannon?

The usual technique employed by snooker playing baboons with Rottweiler's disorder would be to cannon a red over a pocket while potting another ball. They're naturally adept billiards players, you see. Barry must be a rare specimen indeed.

[PaulTheSoave]

What about laying snookers?

Very poor. In fact, he can't do them. Only direct pots - no cannons, plants, sets, cocked hat doubles, panama hat trebles, jump shots or pole vaults.

Incidentally, how would he get a higher break using a cannon?

[davis_greatest]

How good is Barry at playing cannons? Assuming he can't 67 is the best I can think of.

Very poor. In fact, he can't do them. Only direct pots - no cannons, plants, sets, cocked hat doubles, panama hat trebles, jump shots or pole vaults.

Incidentally, how would he get a higher break using a cannon?

[Robert602]

Round 224 - Barry The Baboon's balls-blasting big break
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Which balls do you place where and what break can Barry achieve?

How good is Barry at playing cannons? Assuming he can't 67 is the best I can think of.

[davis_greatest]

sooorryy! Have we/I gone overboard?

No, no, I like the battleships. Was only joking about the name of the thread! Didn't mean to stop them, silly!

[snookersfun]

awww guys, thanks! Thought about walking the plank there for a while
Seriously, there are about 7-8 nice different battles in the waiting room (we are well past lizard stuff btw.), but got to run now for a bit and we should probably anyway wait for a few more answers trickling in over the weekend for the open rounds...

[atthebookies]

Is this the new nickname for Steve Davis?

Round 224 - Barry The Baboon's balls-blasting big break

[COLOR="Blue"]Barry the Baboon has asked you to coach him for the day.

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[Semih_Sayginer]

Battleships should continue ... no conflicts Diversity is salt of life!
Bring them on Snookersfun ... How many of them were left uneaten by the lizzard? poor animal!

agreed Monique.....perhaps could do what a lot of the other puzzles "do" and make the battleships be played on a snooker table, that way it looks as if it fits in the "Snooker Quizzes" section as opposed to "off topic"


seriously, the battleships are good fun

[Monique]

Battleships should continue ... no conflicts Diversity is salt of life!
Bring them on Snookersfun ... How many of them were left uneaten by the lizzard? poor animal!

[Semih_Sayginer]

was really enjoying the battleships puzzles for a while there...something a bit different.

thanks snookersfun

[snookersfun]

A question about Round 221 - is there only one possible solution?

yes, only one! Keep in mind the exact ship part is known for the black parts.

]Monique and snookersfun you seem to have a lot of free time!
Or are you puzzling and working while the mangers are away?

well, still kind of enjoying slow time at uni while being my own manager. Times up though...

Well, I don't want to intrude on this Puzzles with battleships and battlethings thread, but I will anyway!

sooorryy! Have we/I gone overboard?

[davis_greatest]

Any chance of a more traditional puzzle when these are done d_g?

Well, I don't want to intrude on this Puzzles with battleships and battlethings thread, but I will anyway!

Round 224 - Barry The Baboon's balls-blasting big break

Barry the Baboon has asked you to coach him for the day.

Due to an unfortunate injury caused to his finger while trying to unbutton his pants while playing a massé, he can only pot easy shots, as follows.

He can only pot a ball if it is hanging right over the pocket* or if it is a colour on its own spot (and if it is a colour on its spot, he can only pot baulk colours into the baulk pockets, the blue into the centre pockets, the pink into the centre or top pockets, and the black into the top pockets). He is not able to pot plants, no matter how easy they may be.

You want to restore his confidence so you can place some balls on the table by hand, wherever you like, for him to have a practice break. Your aim is to let Barry make as high a break as possible. However, Barry's positional play is so poor that he can never play two consecutive pots into the same pocket.

* "hanging right over the pocket" means that it is teetering on the edge, about to drop, with no room for anything else to pass

Which balls do you place where and what break can Barry achieve?

[abextra]

Very nice picture, dantuck_7!

lol, any of 218-220 ready then?
They could go on to the thread as well now...
Anyway, I'll give some extra time for those that Abextra won't put up. How about we let them run over the weekend .

Yeah, I think I've solved 218-220, but I prefer not to put them up yet ... maybe someone would like to have a go... especially Round 220 was enjoyable!

A question about Round 221 - is there only one possible solution?

[dantuck_7]

Here is the soln for R217.

Haven't had much time - what with working and playing snooker, but will have a look at the most recent puzzles over the weekend. Any chance of a more traditional puzzle when these are done d_g?

Monique and snookersfun you seem to have a lot of free time!
Or are you puzzling and working while the mangers are away?