Questions tagged [carrom]
Like a miniature version of pool, in carrom (2-4 players, 60 minutes) players use their fingers to flick the striker at the carrom-men in a race to sink all the men of their color and finally the red queen.
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What does proper/improper stroke mean in the ICF rules?
The International Carrom Federation (ICF) rules make a lot of references to these, for example:
If a player pockets the C/M of his opponent by an improper stroke, the C/M so pocketed shall be deemed ...
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Carrom edge bounciness
Bit of background.. I'm not sure if it will help..
I'm planning to build a Carrom board (or Carrom-like board) for my kids. We play a variation on Carrom, but with pool cues instead of using your ...
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Starting a new board in Carrom
In Carrom, does the winner of a board automatically start the next one? If not does the starting player, play white Carrom men?
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Can we move the chair when we're playing?
While playing carrom, if we're seated in a chair. Can we reposition the chair to play the shot better?
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Coin at the edge of the pocket
A coin was very close to falling into the pocket (let's say 70-30 over the edge). It stayed there for some time.
In one of the plays the striker hit the edge of the board so hard that the coin fell ...
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Pocketing queen when not allowed [duplicate]
What happens if you hit the queen in when you're not supposed to?
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In Carrom, What happens if the Opponent coin and striker are pocketed at the same time?
Can anyone tell me what happens if the
Opponent coin and striker are pocketed at the same time?
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What happens if one Carrom Man and the Striker are pocketed on the first shot?
If one Carrom Man (C/M) and the Striker are pocketed on the first shot then what happens?
As per rules we have to return two C/M to the board, but only one has been pocketed.
Will the player have to ...
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Pocketing queen and striker
Whilst playing, an opponent pocketed the queen but the striker followed the queen into the pocket.
Does the player put the queen back in the middle plus one of his pieces or just the queen?
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Can I strike again if I pocket the queen and my opponents black coin?
First I pocket queen. Then I pocket my opponents black coin.
Do I get a chance to strike again?
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Where is the Queen placed when a C/M is already at center?
If a player pockets the Queen, but doesn't cover it, while there is a C/M in the center of the board, should the C/M be moved from the center to place the Queen or should the Queen be placed next to ...
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Does pocketing the Queen at the start of the game end the game immediately?
What happens if the Queen is pocketed at the break? Is that the end of the game, or otherwise how does play continue?
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What happens if I pocket both my own coin and my opponent's while covering the Queen?
I pocketed the Queen, and then in the covering strike I pocketed a coin of each player. What happens?
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Is pocketing an opponent's coin considered a foul?
While playing Carrom, if I accidentally pocket (clear from the board) one of my opponent's pieces (coins), is this considered a foul?
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If I pocket the queen and one opponent's C/m in the same shot, what happens?
If I'm playing black and I pocket the queen and a white C/m in a single shot, do I get a chance to cover the queen? Or does the queen come back on the board? Or does the queen go to the opponent?
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Thumbing with both hands
Can we use both the hands while thumbing the coins in carrom board or are we limited to single hand only.
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Pocketing the Queen [duplicate]
In Carrom, if both players have one one coin and the queen and one player pocketed their coin before the queen, what is the result?
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What happens if I pocket the Striker at the same time as I cover the Queen?
My teammate pocketed the Queen. Then, when making a strike to cover the Queen, he pocketed a piece correctly but also pocketed the Striker. What's the outcome?
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Pocketing the striker while covering the Queen [duplicate]
Say I'm white, and the board has 1 white, 3 black and 1 Queen left on it.
I pocket the Queen. Then, when covering the Queen, I pocket both the remaining white piece along with the striker.
What is ...
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Pocketing last c/m along with striker [duplicate]
What happens if I pocket my last c/m along with striker?
Opponent's n C/m are still on board.
Will I win with minimum n points?
Will it be a double-due?
Will I lose the game?
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What should we do if we realise the Queen should have been on the board?
We forgot to return the Queen to the board after my opponent failed to cover it, and continued to play. What's the correct way to rectify this?
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In carrom, what if a player pocket the last piece of other player, while queen still on the board? [duplicate]
One player pocket the black piece of other player while the queen is still on the board.
Does the other player whose black piece was being pocketed by other player wins? If so, then by how many ...
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What happens in these end-game situations?
This is intended to be a canonical question regarding possible endings of the game.
For each question, assume a single proper strike was made, and note where an improper strike would change the game ...
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What happens if I pocket both players' last C/m and the Striker in one shot? [duplicate]
Suppose I pot the last red C/m, the last white C/m and the Striker together. The Queen isn't on the board. Is that a win for me or do I return the C/m with a penalty?
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What happens if I pocket a C/m but accidentally touch a C/m on the table?
While playing Carrom I placed my strike and pocketed my C/m. Mistakenly, my finger touched my opponent's C/m. Do I play on, or is this a Foul?
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What happens if the Queen and the striker are pocketed together and there are no other pieces on the board?
The case seems a bit complicated. The Queen is the only piece remaining on the board. All Men are pocketed. Both the Queen and the striker got pocketed in the same pot. What should happen then?
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If I pocket my man and the queen in a single strike, is the queen covered?
Suppose there are 3 coins remaining on the board: one man of each colour and the queen. If, in a single strike, I pocket my man followed by the queen, have I covered the queen?
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Can I strike backward directly?
I am an amateur player of carrom and I have seen in tournaments players striking backward their striker to pocket the coins behind the hand.
Is this allowed?
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Can I strike the opponent's pieces directly without penalty?
Let's say I have my black coin near the pot but there is a white coin which is blocking it from my strike. Can I pot my black coin by striking only the white coin?
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Pocketing the last coin and the striker at the same time
Only one black (mine) and one white (opponent's) coin are on the board. (All the other coins and the queen have been pocketed)
I pocket my black coin, but accidentally also pocket the striker.
Who ...
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While covering the Queen, if a player pockets the last C/m of his own together with the striker
While covering the Queen, if a player pockets the last C/m of he owns together with the striker then will the game continues with a penalty being place or will this result in a win?
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Can I pocket and cover the Queen in a single strike and win?
If I pocket my last C/m and the Queen in a single strike, is this a win or a lose or do you put the pieces in the center again?
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While covering the Queen, what happens if I pocket only an opponent's coin?
I pocket the Queen and then, while covering, pocket only an opponent's coin instead of my own. Both players still have more coins left on the board. Does the Queen count as being covered by the ...
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What if the queen is pocketed along with all remaining carrommen? [duplicate]
Whilst playing carrom, if only one piece is remaining of each player, e.g. one white and one black and a queen, and I pot a queen, what happens in the following scenario:
While covering the queen ...
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