Carrom
Carrom is a indoor tabletop game. It is between billiards and table shuffleboard. Carrom is known by many names around the world, including carrum, couronne, carum, karam, karom, karum, fatta (Punjabi) and finger billiards. The game was started in India. Formal rules for the game were not written until 1988.
The game is played in many countries across the world. It is played for fun and as a competitive sport. The competitive sport is organised by the International Carrom Federation. Carrom uses simple equipment that lets many people play. There is a version of the game that uses cue sticks (which is also known as pool).
There are two players or two teams. The time it takes to play a game changes with each game. It is a brain game. There are two pink colour billiards, nine black colour billiards, and nine brown colour billiards. There are many carrom board manufacturers namely, Synco, Presice, Siscaa, etc. These are the leading carrom brands in India.
Carrom Media
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Tibetans playing carrom in Delhi
Carrom men and one striker, arranged at the start of a game
it is a carrom board coin. it is a red coin. In this game, the value of this coin is five.
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Carrom being played in Tanzania
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Carrom Board Game made in Ludington, Michigan
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Carrom check pattern game board
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Carrom Board Game made in Ludington, Michigan
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Carrom board made in Ludington
Carrom game round-pattern
Carrom board with a red lined target
