Carrom Rules

Board size: 74 cm × 74 cm

Striker diameter: 41–43 mm

Coins: 9 White, 9 Black, 1 Red (Queen)

Singles: 1 vs 1 player

Doubles: 2 vs 2 players

Mixed Doubles: 1 Male + 1 Female per team

Score 25 points to win the match

OR win 8 boards to win the match

Whichever condition is met first wins

Conduct a toss before the match

Winner chooses: first strike OR color (white/black)

Recorded in the system before match starts

Striker placed on the baseline

Must hit the center cluster to break

Invalid break = opponent gets the turn

Pocket a coin = continue your turn

Miss (no coin pocketed) = turn passes to opponent

In Doubles: alternate turns within the team

Pocket the Queen (red coin) during your turn

Must cover it by pocketing one of your coins on the very next shot

If not covered, Queen returns to the center of the board

Queen = 3 bonus points when successfully covered

Striker falls into a pocket = foul

Double hit (striker hits same coin twice) = foul

Illegal touch (touching coins without striking) = foul

Penalty: return one of your pocketed coins to the board

In scoring: each foul = −1 point deducted

Each coin pocketed by the player = 10 points

Queen covered = 50 bonus points

Each remaining full minute when board ends = 20 points (winner only, proportional for partial minutes)

Each foul committed = −10 points penalty

Board winner = player/team with higher board score

Each foul committed = −10 points penalty

Board winner = player/team with higher board score

Board ends when all coins are pocketed

Queen must be covered for the board to end

If Queen is not covered, it returns to center and play continues

Submit board result in admin panel after each board

Partners sit opposite each other

Turns alternate between team members

Team penalties apply (foul by one = penalty for team)

Both players contribute to team score