SHANGHAI SNOOKER HELP

Snooker is played with 15 red balls worth 1 point each and 6 color balls:  yellow,  green, brown, blue, pink, and black, worth 2 to 7 points respectively.

At the start of your turn you must strike and try to sink a red ball. The prompt at upper left displays 'Red' indicating that you must hit a red ball.

If a red ball is sunk then you may shoot again and next you must strike and sink a color ball.

If a color ball is sunk and red balls remain then the color ball is respotted to its break position on the table and you may shoot again at a red ball.

If there are no red balls then you must strike and sink the lowest point color ball and no other. The prompt at upper left displays 'Yellow', or whatever is the lowest point color ball on the table.

At the start of a shot the cue is pointed in the general direction of a good shot. Aim the cue left and right to improve the shot. Pull back cue to set power and release to shoot. 

During practice games or when playing the lowest rated opponent an aiming assist pointer appears showing the direction the target ball will move when hit by the cueball.

If the cue ball is sunk a scratch occurs. Play passes to the next player. The penalty is 4 points. Penalties are added to the other player's score.

If you strike or sink the wrong ball you are penalized the value of the ball, but are always penalized at least 4 points.

Ball in hand is permitted on the break or after a scratch or foul. The cue ball blinks and it can be moved to a new position. The cue ball must remain in the half circle. In Practice mode you can take ball in hand at any time and place the ball at any position.

TOUCH CONTROLS 

Drag the cue left and right to aim. Pull back to set power. Release to shoot.

You can also point at a location on the table to aim.

To apply spin to the cue ball press forward on the cue and slightly to the left, right, up, or down. The prompt will display the type of spin to be applied,

Point off the table and drag to change camera view.

Press the eject icon at lower left to display the Game Menu for more control or to return to Main Menu.

KEYBOARD CONTROLS

		    2 Up	
4 Left	5 Select	  6 Right
		 8 Down	

Use left and right keys to aim. Press and hold select to pull back cue and set power. Release to shoot.

Another way to aim is to press up or down to sequence through the balls.

To apply spin to the cue ball press left, right, up, or down while drawing back the cue. Down can also cause a jump.

0 Menu - brings up menu during game.

In + 1, Out - 7 - zoom in and out

Raise 3 u, Lower - 9 d.

* - ball in hand. The cue ball blinks and direction keys move it. Press select when done.

GAME MENU

Left, Right - aim the cue stick.

Shoot - hold down to draw back cue and shoot. The longer you hold down the more powerful the shot.

Up - switch to break view. If already in break view then aim at next higher numbered ball.

Down - switch to cue aligned aiming view. If cue is already aligned then aim at next lower numbered ball.

In, Out - zoom in and out.

Raise, Lower - tilt camera up and down.

MAIN MENU

New Game - start a new game.

Resume - resume game from last position.

Undo Shot - if present, selecting this will cancel your shot in progress and allow you to shoot again. 

Sound - turn sound on or off.

NEW GAME MENU

Snooker - start a Snooker game against a computer opponent.

Practice - single player practice mode with 15 red balls. Ball in hand is allowed.

Opponent - see Opponent Menu below.

Back - return to main menu.

OPPONENT MENU

Choose your opponent. Opponents increase in difficulty according to the dollar value.

Visible - turn off if you do not want to show opponent's face during the game.

STORY

Forced to flee Las Vegas due to economic collapse, the hustlers from RESETgame's 'Vegas Pool Sharks' have decamped to the new world capitol of gambling: Macau. After a brief one year lesson on the rules of Snooker they have resumed doing what they do best: roping you in with Sharon ('I sunk one!') then beating the pants off you with Shemp. All the while with just enough wobble to make the game annoyingly addictive. Like they used to say in Vegas, a sucker is born every minute.

Thank you for playing Shanghai Snooker.