

Two lines are drawn on the table along the diagonals. In each corner is a circular hole that can be 51mm in diameter and underneath each hole is a net to catch the pieces in a similar way to a snooker table.

Equipment The following dimensions vary considerably and are given only as an example of a tournament board.Ī Carrom board is a square smooth flat wooden board that can be 72cm or 74cm square and which should be positioned 60 - 70cm above the ground.

Masters Games has based the following rules on those from the UK Carrom Club, tailoring them for simplicity where possible. There are a huge number of variations in the rules even though an international regulatory body and several major national bodies exist - even these have rule variations depending upon the situation. The Rules of Carrom Carrom or Karom is a game that has long been played throughout India and South East Asia but the game has become increasingly popular throughout much of the rest of the world during the last century. The winner is the first to score 25 points or have the most after eight games. Scoring A player who sinks all pieces gets one point for every opponent's piece that is still on the board and three if he covered the queen. If the player doesn't sink another piece after sinking the queen, the queen goes back to the center of the board. Sinking another piece after the queen 'covers' it and play continues until one player sinks all his pieces. Sinking the Queen A player must sink one of his own pieces before sinking the queen but must sink it with at least one piece remaining. The player can't leave the chair to shoot or place any body part except the hand within another quadrant of the board. A player must flick the striker to shoot it, not push it.

Shooting Rules The striker must touch both base lines on the shooting player's side of the board when shot. A turn continues as long as the player legally sinks a piece. Players will then try to shoot their own color pieces into one of the four corner holes on the board. Previously when the game was first discovered, people played the game making. Rules of Carrom are universally followed all around the world. No information is available for this page.Learn why. Game Play The first player breaks the circle of pieces by shooting the striker. They must be arranged so a Y shape is formed by white pieces with the queen in the center. The other pieces are placed in a six-piece circle around the queen alternating between white and black, with the remaining 12 forming another circle around that circle. Setup The red queen piece is placed in the center of the board. The object is to sink all of one color of 'carrommen pieces' as well as the red queen piece into the four holes in the corners of the board. Carrom is a board game similar to pool, only it involves flicking small discs at each other with fingers instead of shooting balls with a stick.
