How to Play Carrom

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An introduction to playing Carrom

Make Carrom your next activity in the game library. Clear your nine carrom men after the queen is covered. Keep the game area visible while you use its controls. Identify the playing area and the controls you need. Keep the game area visible while you use its controls.

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

Practice beyond the first move

Compare the worked example with your own position. Use the reasoning, not an answer copied from a different board. Use the example to check your reasoning.

What counts as success

Clear your nine carrom men after the queen is covered. Read that aim before choosing your first action. Follow this game’s rules rather than another version’s.

Start here and follow along

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

Getting comfortable with the 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. Read the example below alongside these instructions.

Follow the example

Queen and own man in one legal shot cover immediately. Focus on why the action is allowed, not only its outcome. Take a moment to compare.

Keep this in mind

The last own man returns if the queen remains uncovered. A different version of the game may use a different rule. Watch the feedback after an action. A message can explain whether the input was accepted or whether a rule needs attention.

Answers about the rules and controls