Indian Classics Everyone · 1–4 players · 40 trick shots

Carrom

The carrom board from every Indian home. Play 2 players or 4 in teams on one phone or tablet, against the computer, with the queen and proper fouls. Plus 40 trick-shot challenges.

Loading the game…

Embed this game on your website or blog

Copy this code into your page (in WordPress: a Custom HTML block). The game plays right there, free.

Read the full guide →

How to play

  1. Move the striker along your line with the slider under the board.
  2. Put your finger on the striker and pull back, like a gulel: the further, the harder. Let go to flick. A green line and a glowing pocket mean the coin is going in. Tap a coin first to aim exactly at it.
  3. Pocket your own coins (white or black) to keep your turn. White breaks.
  4. The red queen must be covered: pocket one of your coins in the same or the next strike, or she goes back to the centre.
  5. Pocketing the striker is a foul: one of your pocketed coins comes back. You can’t pocket your last coin before the queen is covered.
  6. Clear all nine first to win the board: a point for each coin the others have left, plus 3 for the queen if you covered her.
  7. Play online: send friends a link and each player strikes from their own phone. In a 4-player game, empty seats are played by the computer.
  8. Tap 😊 by the board to send a reaction or a quick line (“Kya shot hai!”). Online, your friends see it on their phones.

What it teaches

  • Angles and aim
  • Controlling force
  • Planning the next shot

Questions people ask

Can four people play carrom on one phone?

Yes: 2 players, or 4 in two teams, passing the phone or tablet. You can also play against the computer.

How does the queen work?

Pocket the red queen, then cover it by pocketing one of your own coins in the same shot or the next one. If you don’t, the queen goes back to the centre.

What are the trick shots?

Forty set-up challenges, each a single tricky shot. They’re good practice for angles and strength.

More in Indian Classics

Everyone · 1–2 players · 30 levels Gully Cricket Time your shot against pace and spin, find the gaps in the field and chase the target. 30… Play Everyone · 2–4 players Ludo Classic Ludo for 2 to 4 players on one phone or tablet, or against the computer. Proper rules:… Play Ages 8+ · New wedding daily Shaadi Seating Can you solve the wedding seating puzzle? In Shaadi Seating, use the clues to arrange guests in the… Play Everyone · 2–4 players Saanp Seedhi Snakes and Ladders the way we grew up playing it. Climb the seedhi, dodge the saanp, first to… Play

👪 For parents: what we keep, and how to delete it