Snooker in your browser Quiet, please.
Real snooker, free in your browser. The hall goes dark, the baize is lit, and the first shot is yours.
Free · No download · No sign-up
and it plays on your phone, held sidewaysPlays on your phone, held sideways.
The ways to play
How will you play tonight?
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For one
Versus computer
Four opponents, from gentle Jim to formidable Ron. A single frame, or a match of up to 35.
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For two, apart
Play online
A quick match with another player, or a private room: send a friend its five-character code.
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For two, side by side
Two players
One table, one screen, two players taking turns, as the game has always been played.
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For the patient
Practice
Place any ball anywhere on the cloth, and play the shot again until it’s yours.
The game itself
No trailer.
This is the game.
The opening shot of a frame, straight from the browser: Player 1 against Jim, ball in hand in the D.
Straight from a phone, held sideways. Every control you need, under your thumbs.
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Four cameras
Cue view puts you down the cue. TV, Overhead and a free camera are a click away.
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The line of the pot
White dashes for the line of the pot; dots trace the cue ball’s path with your spin and power.
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Power, drawn back
Pull back the upright cue gauge: anything from a whisper of 1 to a full 100.
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Contact
Choose exactly where the tip meets the cue ball, for side, screw or follow.
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Cue elevation
Raise the cue as high as 50° to swerve.
On your phone, held sideways.
Turn the phone on its side and the whole table is in your hands. Add Late Night Snooker to your home screen and it opens full screen.
Why it feels right
Played as it ought to be played.
Spin you can feel.
Side, screw, follow and swerve, worked out continuously: balls throw, grip and come off the cushion as they should. Graze the cue ball and you may miscue.
The rules, properly kept.
Fouls and free balls are called for you. Nominate a colour, put your opponent back in, see the colours respotted. Against the computer, U takes back your last shot.
Fouls and free balls are called for you. Nominate a colour, put your opponent back in, and undo your last shot against the computer.
The hush of the hall.
A packed, tiered arena waiting in the dark. Recorded cue and ball sounds, the referee’s calls, a murmur and the odd cough from the seats.
A steady hand for beginners.
Each turn the cue lines up on the easiest pot for you, and the guides show the line. Press G to switch them off and play by eye.Switch them off to play by eye.
The opponents
Four opponents, easiest first.
Begin with Jim. Earn your way to Ron.
- JimThe gentlest
- JonA step up
- SteSharper still
- RonThe sternest test
A frame, or a match.
Play a single frame, or best of 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 19 or 35. Let the computer break off, if you would rather watch the first shot.
Or cast your own.
Open Personality settings and tune fourteen ratings, each from 0 to 100. Name your opponent and it’s saved on your device.
Open Personality settings and set each rating from 0 to 100. Name your opponent and it’s saved on your device.
Questions
Before you break off.
Is it really free?
Yes. There is no payment anywhere in the game: not to start, not to carry on.
Do I need an account?
No. Type a name, or stay “Player 1”, and play. Online, you play as a guest: no sign-up, no email.
Will it run on my laptop or phone?
Yes, in desktop and phone browsers, with nothing to install. On a phone, hold it sideways; add it to your home screen to play full screen.
Can I play a friend?
Share one screen with Two players, or create a private room online and send them its five-character code.
Your table is ready
The reds are racked. Quiet, please.
A gentleman’s game, with a seat for everyone.
Free · No download · No sign-up
