How to Play Carrom

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Try Carrom at your own pace and keep its objective in view. Clear your nine carrom men after the queen is covered. Check the relevant rule before repeating a move. Check the rule that explains your first action. Look at what changes after your first action.

Play a casual Carrom match using the house rules shown here. Tournament penalties and multi-board match scoring are not used.

Review a difficult moment

When a decision goes wrong, compare it with the common mistake described below. Start again only when you intend to leave the current round. Make the next step deliberately.

Your goal

Clear your nine carrom men after the queen is covered. Keep that objective in view throughout the round. Take a moment to understand the current position.

Step by step

White starts; set striker aim and power.
Own-colour pockets earn another shot.
Cover the queen with an own-colour man in the same or next shot.
Striker fouls return one own pocketed man if available.
Finish your colour after a covered queen.

Controls

Touch to aim; sliders set power and angle; striker-position controls and Shoot. On a smaller screen, keep the active part of the board within view. Contact us with the game and device if a control does not respond.

A useful example

Queen and own man in one legal shot cover immediately. Your next round may have a different position, so inspect it before acting. Notice the change in the playing area.

Watch out for this

The last own man returns if the queen remains uncovered. Check the rule before repeating the action. When a decision goes wrong, compare it with the common mistake described below. Start again only when you intend to leave the current round.

Common questions

For this browser game, what is the goal of Carrom?

The key detail is this: Clear your nine carrom men after the queen is covered.

For a quick reminder, how do I control Carrom?

Touch to aim; sliders set power and angle; striker-position controls and Shoot.

For this browser game, what example helps explain Carrom?

Queen and own man in one legal shot cover immediately.

On this playing page, what should I watch out for in Carrom?

Here is the relevant explanation: The last own man returns if the queen remains uncovered.

What format does Carrom offer?

For clarity: Play a casual Carrom match using the house rules shown here. Tournament penalties and multi-board match scoring are not used.

For my first round, which play mode does Carrom use?

The key detail is this: The mode on this page is Local two players. Same-device play uses one screen; this game library does not provide internet matchmaking.