In snooker, why are the red balls not classed as colours?

Question

Surely they should be grey or something?

Answer 1

It comes from billiards.

In that game, you have a white ball, a white ball with a spot and a red ball.

When the conversion to snooker came, six extra balls were added, with different roles - these were the "colours" (Yellow, Green, Brown, Blue, Pink and Black)

Answer 2

since red is highest and it has 1 point  and other is more than that its a rule after  potting red we has to pot another colour

Answer 3

Is grey not a colour then?

Answer 4

You can class them as colours if you want, they won`t mind..

Answer 5

are you colour blind or what lol

Answer 6

The red ball is classed as 1, the yellow 2, the green 3, the brown 4

the blue 5, the pink 6, and the black 7  OK ?

Answer 7

this is how i see it  after potting a red for 1 point you can then have a go at any other colour for a BONUS x amount of points after that go red for 1 again , then another bonus ans so on..................hope this helps

Answer 8

It is only a name, after potting a Red ball they say they are going for a colour, Meaning "another" colour of a higher value. So it is a colour, it is the first colour.