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What is a snooker dining table? It is a generic term to describe a Billiards table that converts into a dining table. They became popular in the UK in the late 19th and early 20th Century when E J Riley became the best known snooker dining table manufacturer - many of the of Riley tables made during this period still exist and are valuable collector items. The primary aim was to re-create the snooker game - which would normally be played on a full size snooker table, 12ft in length - onto a miniaturised playing surface, between 5ft and 7ft in length. In the UK, in those days, Billiards was the more popular term for a 3-ball game which was more appropriate for a smaller table. As the game of snooker became more popular the descriptive "snooker diner" or "snooker dining table" became the norm. Because of the popularity of TV snooker, many people have since used the term "snooker" to describe any game played with cues and balls. In reality all the popular alternative games can be played on a snooker dining table The playing specifications of a snooker dining table The height: tables are set at a fixed height of 31". This equates to the competition height of 9-ball American Billiards, the worlds most popular game. The competition height of a full-size competition snooker table is 34". There is no agreed standard for 8-ball, the game most played in British pubs. Modern snooker dining tables will typically have a slate bed, vary in size between 6ft and 8ft with a length to width ratio of 2:1. The table will play 2ins balls with appropriately sized pockets and with L-shaped cushion rubbers typical of a snooker table and British 8-ball table. It is also possible to make up a table to play the larger 2.25ins American 9-ball with the accompanying V-shaped cushion rubber
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