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Carrom is a tabletop game of Indian origin in which players flick discs, attempting to knock them to the corners of the board. The game is very popular in the Indian subcontinent, and is known by various names in different languages. In South Asia, many clubs and cafés hold regular tournaments. Carrom is very commonly played by families, including children, and at social functions. Different standards and rules exist in different areas. It became very popular in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth during the early 20th century.[citation needed]
The game of carrom originated in India.[2] One carrom board with its surface made of glass is still available in one of the palaces in Patiala, India.[3] It became very popular among the masses after World War I. State-level competitions were being held in the different states of India during the early part of the 20th century. Serious carrom tournaments may have begun in Sri Lanka in 1935; by 1958, both India and Sri Lanka had formed official federations of carrom clubs, sponsoring tournaments and awarding prizes.[4]
The board and pieces can be bought in UK, Europe, North America or Australia and are usually imported from India. The most expensive boards are made to a high standard with high quality wood and decorations though cheaper boards are available. Some of the largest exporters of carrom boards are in India, e.g. Precise, Surco, Syndicate Sports and Paul Traders.[9][10][11][12][13]
The game is usually played on a square board made of plywood, with a pocket in each corner. The dimensions of the standardised board is a 29 inches (74 cm) square playing surface. The edges are bounded by bumpers of wood, and the underside of each pocket is covered by a net which is 10 cm2 or larger.[14]
Carrom is played using small disks of wood or plastic known as carrom men (sometimes abbreviated CM, c.m. c/m, etc.). These pieces, aside from the special queen, may also be known as seeds, coins, pawns (as in chess), or pucks. Carrom men are designed to slide when struck and are made with a smooth surface that slides easily when laid flat on the board. They are struck by a Striker of a standard specification which is larger and heavier. Carrom follows similar "strike and pocket" games, like pool, with its use of rebounds, angles, and obstruction of opponent's carrom pieces.
A carrom set contains 19 pieces (striker not included) in three distinct colours: one for each player, and another for the queen. The usual colours are white (or unstained) and black for the players and red for the queen.
The red disk is called the queen; it is the most valuable piece. During board setup, it is placed at the centre of the circle. In accordance with the ICF rules, pocketing the queen adds 3 points to the player's total score. The dimensions of the queen must be the same as those of other carrom men.[15]
Fine-grained powder is used on the board to enable the pieces to slide easier. Boric acid powder is the most commonly used for this purpose.[16][17] The EU has classified boric acid as a "Serious Health Hazard" and states that "this substance may damage fertility or the unborn child".[18]
The ICF promulgates International Rules of Carrom (also termed "The Laws of Carrom"). ICF acts as the governing body of carrom. The organisation also ranks players, sanctions tournaments and presents awards. ICF has many national affiliates such as the All-India Carrom Federation, Australian Carrom Federation, and United States Carrom Association.
The player taking the first shot (or break) plays white carrom men. The opponent plays black.If that player cannot score any points then that player loses the turn and their opponent can choose to play any carrom man, Black or White in favour.
Any player pocketing the queen is required to cover it immediately by pocketing one of their carrom men on the entitlement shot. If after potting the queen the player fails to cover it, then the queen is returned to the center of the table. It is illegal to pot the Queen after the last piece since the queen must always be covered.
Crossing the diagonal lines on the board by coming in touch with it, pocketing the striker is a foul. A player needs to ensure that his striking hand does not infringe/cross the diagonal lines aerially/physically. A player committing a foul must return one carrom man that was already pocketed.
A popular variant of the game called duboo is played mostly in Karachi, the largest city of Pakistan. In duboo, the size of the board is larger(2.50 x 2.50 feet) and the striker is slid instead of flicked.
North American carrom, played primarily in Canada and the northern United States, is a variant developed around 1890 by Christian missionaries to Asia, who brought the game back with them. Concerned with young boys loitering around pool halls (where gambling was common), an American Sunday school teacher named Henry L. Haskell altered the game for Western tastes. Much of the game is the same, but the striker's weight is reduced and the carrom men are smaller. Generally, instead of disks, carrom men (including the striker) are rings, originally of wood but today commercially made of light plastic. In addition, as an alternative to using the fingers to flick the striker, some of the American carrom boards use miniature cue sticks. American carrom boards also have pockets built into the corners, rather than circular holes in the board, to make pocketing easier. While traditionally made boards vary widely, current commercially produced American carrom boards, by the Carrom Company of Michigan, are squares measuring 28 inches (71 cm) to a side, are printed with checkerboard and backgammon patterns, among others, and are sold with dice, skittles, etc. to allow other games to be played on the same board. These boards may also be printed on the reverse with the circular pattern for playing crokinole.
Carrom was introduced to Japan in the early 20th century. Carrom became popular as tōkyūban (闘球盤, Japanese for 'pounding board', 'fight ball board' or "throw ball board'), but fell in popularity in the Shōwa period. However, carrom is still popular in Hikone, Shiga under the name Hikone Karomu (Hikone carrom). The Hikone carrom board has larger pockets (not unlike those of pichenotte), the discs are arranged in a ring (also like in Pichette), each player is given twelve discs instead of nine, and the queen (known as the "jack") is pocketed last (similar to Eight-ball or Black ball).
Since 2008 there is a Mexican variation called fichapool or colloquially, fichapúl (from Spanish ficha). The men (12 each side) as the strikers, are plastic rings. As the South African fingerboard, it has larger pockets.[citation needed]
Several companies made copies of Haskell's carrom game board. The Transogram Company made a version in the 1950s and called it Skooker.[22] Coleco made reproductions in the 1980s with names like "Carom-playing Games Board" with up to 202 derived replication games.[22] Some variants in the 1970s were called "101 Games Board" and "Carom-playing 166 Games Board".[22] An ice-box manufacturer made "Combinola" and "Crokinola" variants.[22]
I'm thinking about building a coffee table for my new apartment using a carrom board. For those that don't know, carrom board is a popular indian table top game. It is played similarly to pool except you use your fingers to flick a striker rather than using a stick. It is 30"x30". The board looks like this:
Carrom board is a game played in Indian subcontinent, which is similar to pool (instead of balls, there are carroms and instead of stick, there is a striker that you flick by hand). More information in the youtube video below.
- After the board is ready, you will need coins and a striker to play the game. Search ebay for "Carrom Coins" and "Carrom Striker", and purchase those. For $10-$20, you should be able to get a decent quality coins and strikers (some coin set includes striker).
- Thickness of the frame is less than official size (19mm). in my case, the frame was 0.75" thick, so it is fairly close.
- Thickness of the plywood is less than 8mm (1/4" in my case).
- Official board has internal rounds at the four corners.
- And others I am not aware of.
Hi Julie,
1) PU coat is a good idea. But you still have to use some sort of powder for the best experience.
2) here is a quick amazon search Https://www.amazon.com/carrom-board-powder/s?k=car.... Most commonly used powder is boric acid powder. You can get it locally from walmart or walgreens.
3) There is a special powder that come in very tiny bead shape, and makes the board super slippery. I think that is called magic or disco powder.
Hard wood on the boarder will help with the rebound. Probably the biggest impact you will see is from the friction on the board. Use telcom powder (Boric acid powder) on the board surface for striker to go fast and rebound better. Here is a quick search on amazon: -Professional-Boric-Powder-Carrom/dp/B075KYV1T5/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=carrom+board+powder&qid=1614981072&sr=8-2
Two questions.
1. Looks like you did not round the inside corners of the frame, behind the pocket holes. Is that important? If so, how would you suggest I make it?
2. You did not use any nails. Do you think the glue might come part in winter. I have experienced that in another project. Would you recommend nailing the frame onto the board?
3. Boards sold in the stores often have a wooden strip brackets running behind the board frame, i.e. a mesh of squares to secure the play board from underneath. Do you think that might be essential or does the board remain level without warping?
Hello,
1) I didn't but official carrom board does have the corners rounded. There was some discussion in previous question on how to best make those. Check that out.
2) So far glue has been holding well, but having additional nails won't hurt.
3) I haven't seen any warping yet, but we usually keep this either on the ground or on a wide table, so well supported. Increasing this thickness of plywood would mitigate that issue if you are concerned, or putting strip ribs in the back like you saw on commercial boards will work.