INDOOR GAME: CARROM BOARD

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CARROM BOARD

Carrom is a game that people have enjoyed for many years. It is a game that has long been played throughout the world during last century. It is commonly played by families including children.

ORIGIN

Carrom is an indoor game of Indian origin in which players flick discs, attempting to knock them to corners of board. This game is originated from India and south east Asia where it is known by numerous names in different languages. Different rules exit in different regions.

SPREADNESS OF GAME

 It became popular in United Kingdom during 20^th century. One carrom board with its surface made up of glass is still available in Patiala, India. It became popular among masses after World War 1.  During early century, several competitions were being held in different states of India. In Sri Lanka, Carrom tournaments may have begun in 1935.  The international carrom federation (ICF) was created in 1988 in Chennai, India. The formal rules for Indian version of this game were formed in 1988. In same year, the ICF officially codified the rules. The game has been popular throughout south Asia, mainly in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives. It gained popularity in Europe, north America, Australia, where it is introduced by Indian diaspora. The UKCF was developed in London in 1991. The main purpose of this organization is to promote the game of carrom throughout the UK and ensure the participation of UK players in all major international championships. UKCF organized national championships and league tournaments throughout UK on annual basis. In no time it became popular in the rest of world during 20^th century.

RULES

In order to understand how to play this game, it is essential to understand the rules of game thoroughly. The rules are divided into 4 categories.

1.    Basic rules of carrom or carrom

2.    Rules to start a carrom

3.    Carrom rules for queen

4.    Carrom points rules

BASIC RULES OF CARROM

Carrom is played between 2 or 4 players. There are 19 tokens at play 8 black, 8 white tokens and one queen. There are some general rules for carrom:

·       Players can pocket only their chosen color taken. If player pockets an opponent’s carrom men, they require to return it to center of the board.

·       For every carrommen pocketed, the player achieves an extra turn.

·       If player commits a foul, they either lose their turn or have to return one carrommen as a penalty.

·       If a player pockets the carrom striker, it is considered as foul.

·       The player commits a foul if they touch any piece in carrom board other than striker.

·       It is a foul if striker or any other carrommen exits the board.

·       The player can place the penalty carrom men on top of other men within the circle.

·       If carrommen overlap with another carrom men or land on edge, leave them as it is until moved again in normal course of day.

·       If striker rests under another carrommen, delete the sticker with as little disturbance to covering carrommen as possible.

CARROM RULES FOR QUEEN

There are some carrom rules to cover the queen:

·       To cover the queen, the player has to pocket one or more carrom men of their own color after pocketing the queen.

·       If player covers the queen exactly, the player gets another chance to strike.

·       A player can only pocket and cover the queen if they have picked at least one carrommen. If player pockets the queen first before pocketing the carrom men, the queen returns to the center of the board.

·       For the shooting for the queen, if player sinks ne of their carrom men in the same shot, the queen is automatically covered.

CARROM RULES TO START THE GAME

There are rules to start the game:

·       The player who goes first gets three attempts to break the central group.

·       The break of carrommen occur when striker touches any carrommen placed in center of board.

·       They lose their turn if player attempts to break with improper stroke or pockets his striker without touching carrommen.

·       If player cannot break after three attempts, the turn is passed to opponent.

CARROM POINT RULES

To earn the points in game, take a look at carrom rules:

·       The game consists of 25 points.

·       The value of each carrommen is 1 point, except the queen.

·       The board winner collects 1 point for each opponent’s token left at finish.

·       The player earns 3 points for successfully pocketing and covering the queen. If board winner cannot cover the queen, no one gets 3 points for queen. You don’t get queen points after player’s score reaches 22.

Carrom is either played singles or doubles in women’s and men’s category. Unlike other indoor games, there are no mixed double teams. Participants from different countries form teams for tournaments or championships held across the world.

The game end when player has pocketed all carroms and red queen or when you reach the time limit. A great hand-eye coordination is required to play this game. It also requires practice and determination. This is a popular game that forms bond with people of all the ages. This game also Enaches the skills such as counting and visual perception in children.