Carrom Basics and International Rules

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Carrom Basics and International Rules
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• Today we are going to tell you about a game which
  is enjoyed by everyone from young to old.
• People of all ages enjoy this game.
• The game is very popular among men and women of
  all genders.
• This is an indoor game for which you do not need
  to travel anywhere or have a large space to play.
  
• In any small space in your home or the center of
  a table, you can sit comfortably in a chair and
  play with up to four people at a time.

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• We are talking about carom board, which is a fun
  game to play.
• There are many rules for playing carom, you need
  to know these important rules before play.
• Here you will find information about Carrom
  Board, Carrom Board Basics, and International
  Rules.

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Table of Content

• Design of carom board
• Playing material for a carom.
• How to play carom?
• Foul rules Carrom has many foul rules.

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Design of carom board

• Carrom board is a square piece of plywood in
  which pieces of carom are placed in each corner.
• A half-inch wooden border encloses the board,
  allowing the piece played in the carom and the
  striker to fall out.
• The square size of the carom is 76 cm.
• It is about 4.5 in diameter and has a smooth
  upper surface, allowing the pieces to reach the
  holes made in the corners.
• In the center of the board is a design vow where
  all the pieces and queens are decorated.

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• A strip 47 cm long and 3 cm wide is drawn around
  the board.
• The striker line is the name given to this strip.
  
• On which the player places the striker and makes
  pieces.

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Carrom Material

• Carrom requires very few materials to play.
• There is only one striker.
• There are 9 pieces of two colors, plus a
  red-colored piece known as the queen.
• The carom top surface contains powder that must
  be poured for the carom surface to remain smooth.

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Carrom Board Guidelines

• This game can be played in two ways single or
  double (team).
• Before the game begins, the surface is smoothed
  by adding powder over the board.
• Then, in the middle of the board, black and white
  color pieces are decorated in a circle, and white
  color pieces are placed in a Y shape.
• The red goat, known as the queen, is placed in
  the center.
• After that, the game starts and the player who
  chooses the color just moves to get that color.
• It has a striker from which the player hits the
  piece and gets it by throwing it into the hole.

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• one point is awarded for each piece, and there's
  a queen in it.
• To achieve this queen, you must first get the
  queen and then a goat.
• If the second piece is not getting after the
  queen, the queen is returned to the center of the
  circle.
• There are 29 points in an innings and three of
  those points are used to decide which team wins
  in two innings.
• In the end, the player with the highest score is
  declared the winner.

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Foul Rules for Carrom

• It is considered a foul if you strike by crossing
  the arrow on the side of the strike line.
• In such a situation, you must also call a foul if
  you drop the opposing players chosen piece into
  the hole.
• The law of fouls still applies if your striker
  falls into the striker's hole without touching a
  piece.
• If you make the piece reach the hole before the
  queen after all the pieces on the board has been
  taken by the players, you must give a foul.
• Even if your striker goes out after crossing the
  wooden border, the player is still subject to the
  foul rule.
• Aside from that, if your striker goes into the
  hole, you are subject to the foul rule.

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• You have been given information about Carrom
  Board in this section.
• If you want to learn more about this, you can go
  to Precise Sports.
• There are multiple blogs dedicated to the game of
  carrom and the selection of carrom board.