I don’t understand Snooker

I played snooker on Stalin’s snooker table in Russia.

That is all.

 

Not at all clear what you mean, please explain.

All I was saying is that "solids and stripes" is the same as "8-ball"
not that either one of those names had anything to do with snooker.

 

Not where I'm from.

 

Yeah, isn't billiards played with three balls and no pockets or summat?

 

There's lots of different variations, I've played two types, one on a snooker table with 3 balls and one called "Bar Billiards" (often played in pubs). The latter is played on a table with holes in the surface each one protected by a pin.

 

"Billiards" has become a generic term, there are carom billiard games, played on a table with no pockets;
and pocket billiard games, obviously played on a table with pockets.

A 3 ball game on a snooker table is new to me though.