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Apex Break
Apex Break is a free online snooker game that runs in your browser. Line up your shot, control the cue ball and build the biggest break you can. Your best break in each competition window is your score.
How to play
Aim, set your power and add spin to place the cue ball for the next shot. Clear a red, then a colour, and keep the break going for as long as you can.
Practice mode is free and needs no account, so you can learn the angles before you enter a competition.
How scoring works
Your highest break in the competition window counts. Ties go to the higher frame total, then the quicker frame, and if still level the prizes are shared. Every frame is replayed on our servers before it reaches the leaderboard.
Controls on a phone
Drag across the table to swing your aim; the cue follows your finger smoothly and stays exactly where it was when you let go. For a fine cut, tap the arrows beside the aim line to move it a fraction at a time.
Set your power by dragging the bar on the left of the screen down, then let go to strike. Tap the white ball in the corner to add top, back or side spin.
Controls on a computer
Use the mouse the same way: drag to aim, drag the power bar and release to strike. Press V to switch between the view behind the cue and the view from above, and B to look along the path of the ball you are aiming at.
Seeing the shot
Three views help you line up. The cue view sits behind the cue ball, the way a player stands at the table. The top view shows the whole table at once. Tap the target button to look along the path of the ball you are aiming at, or hold it to look straight down your aim line from just behind the cue ball, which is the best way to check a long shot.
Tips for bigger breaks
Think one shot ahead. The best break builders choose each shot for where the cue ball will stop, not just for the ball in front of them.
Use less power than you think. A gentle shot is more accurate and leaves the cue ball closer to the next red. Save the hard strikes for when you need the cue ball to travel.
Learn the three spins: top spin follows through, back spin brings the cue ball back towards you, and side spin changes its angle off a cushion. Practice mode is the place to learn them.
Competitions and prizes
Enter the free daily Qualifier, then the daily, weekly and monthly events. Top scores win fixed prizes in eligible countries. Each competition has a window, and you can play as many frames as its rules allow: only your best one counts.
Common questions
Is Apex Break free?
Yes. Practice is free with no account, and the daily Qualifier is free to enter.
Do I need to download anything?
No. Apex Break runs in your browser on a phone, tablet or computer. You can also add it to your home screen like an app.
Who can win prizes?
Players aged 18 or over in eligible countries. The eligibility page lists every country and what is open there.
How do I know the scores are fair?
Every run is replayed and checked on our servers before it counts on a leaderboard. A run that does not match the game exactly is refused.
Is there any luck involved?
No. There are no random elements: the same play always gives the same result, so the better player always finishes higher.
Is it full snooker?
It uses the real rules of snooker: a red, then a colour, with the colours returning to their spots until the reds are gone, then the colours in order. Hit the wrong ball first, or sink the wrong ball, and it is a foul: the shot scores nothing and your run ends. The first shot of a frame is free, so a foul there scores nothing but play goes on.
What counts as my score?
Your best break in the competition window. If two players make the same break, the higher frame total wins, then the quicker frame.