| As a general rule two, three, four people can play this | | | | finger, to make sure that it is really on line. This will in |
| game. In singles, your opponent sits across from you; in | | | | turn improve your accuracy and prevent you from |
| doubles, you play opposite to your partner. With three | | | | hurting your finger. |
| every individual play for points. | | | | No part of your body, except your hand, should cross |
| Whoever plays first, or breaks first is always | | | | the imaginary diagonal line nor should your elbow |
| recognized as white. The object of the game is to sink | | | | protrude over the frame in front of you. Even your |
| all your carrom coin, using the heavier 'striker', in any of | | | | feet or knees should not leave your quadrant. |
| the pockets before your opponent. Your turn would | | | | The red coin or queen could be pocketed at any time |
| carry on as long as you keep sinking your carrom coin | | | | after sinking your first coin respectively but should be |
| - luck shots count an all combinations on carrom | | | | sunk before your last one. After getting the queen, you |
| boards is permitted. When placing your striker on | | | | should sink one of your carrom coins, thereby |
| carrom board to shoot, the striker much touches both | | | | "covering" it, into any pocket in the next shot, or she is |
| base lines, either covering the red circle totally, and not | | | | suppose to return back to the carrom board's center |
| touching it at all. The striker might not touch the | | | | spot. |
| diagonal arrow line. | | | | Once the queen is covered, who ever empties their |
| Shooting style is extremely personal - whichever grip | | | | coins first wins the game. The winner of a board |
| works well for you is fine as far as you flick the striker | | | | collects one point for every opponent's coins left at the |
| and do not push the same. Usually, it is best to adjust | | | | end and three points for the queen if covered by the |
| your body in order to see the line of your aim as | | | | winner (if in case covered by the loser, no-one gets |
| shooting at ease; you might not move or leave your | | | | the points). No more points could be collected for the |
| chair. | | | | queen after your score reaches 22. A game consists |
| Tips | | | | of 25 points or eight boards, either comes first. |
| Before shooting, try touching the striker with your | | | | |