What are the rules of carrom in India?

What are the rules of carrom in India?

The winner of a board collects one point for each of the opponent’s carrom men left at the finish and three points for the queen if covered by the winner (if covered by the loser, no-one gets those points). No more points are collected for the queen after your score reaches 21. A game consists of 25 points.

What are the rules for carrom board?

A turn consists of one or more strikes. A player wins by pocketing all of the pieces of their chosen colour first. However, neither player can win until one or other player has “covered the Queen”. To cover the Queen, a player must pocket one of her own pieces immediately after pocketing the Queen.

What are the fouls in carrom?

A carrom foul happens in the following situations:

• Pocketing the Striker.
• If you pocket an opponent’s piece.
• If a piece leaves the board.
• If your final piece has been pocketed before covering the Queen.
• You have incorrectly positioned the striker before taking a shot.
• If your arm crosses the diagonal line on the board.

Is Backshot allowed in carrom?

Yes, they are allowed. Infact, there is no such rule as to not allowing to hit a coin because of its location on the board. Every coin is allowed to be hit, irrespective of its position. Only that, while hitting, ‘the striker must touch both the lines’ is required to be taken care of.

What if striker goes with red coin?

Pocketing striker and your opponent’s coin If you pocket the Striker along with your opponent’s coin, then you get to keep the coin. You have to place 1 due coin and shall lose your turn. So, number of coins remain the same. If the above happens by an improper stroke, the coin pocketed will be yours.

What if striker goes with coin?

What if striker goes with Queen cover?

b) While covering the Queen, if a player pockets his Striker along with his C/m by an improper stroke, the C/m so pocketed plus two C/m as due and penalty shall be taken out for placing by the opponent and the player shall lose his turn. The Queen shall be taken out for placing by the Umpire.

What if Queen and striker goes together?

a) If the Queen and the Striker are pocketed together by a proper stroke, the Queen shall be taken out for placing by the Umpire. An additional C/m shall be taken out for placing by the opponent and the player shall continue his turn.

What if red and striker pocketed together?

Can we put red coin first in carrom?

When the carrom board game begins, the red coin is placed at the center of the board with all the other carrom men surrounding it. Here’s how you can pocket the queen while playing carrom: You must pocket at least one piece of the color assigned to you and then pocket the queen.

Who is the God of carrom?

A. Maria Irudayam