Boards and points

Carrom is played on a square board with corner pockets. Two players — or two doubles teams — flick a striker to pocket their coins. Club and federation rules may add local details; always follow the referee and your event bulletin.

Scoring a board

On each board only one player (or side) receives coins, 0 to 9. The queen holder for that board is recorded alongside.

Queen bonus (+3)

A player who pockets coins and holds the queen on the same board takes 3 bonus points — unless their match total is already 22 or higher.

Examples:

The aim of a match

Each side has nine coins of one color plus a shared queen (red). In tournament play the first side to reach 25 points wins the match. A match is made up of individual boards; running totals build toward 25.

Byes and walkovers

These are event outcomes, not board rules:

• Bye — 13–0 when a group has an odd number of players
• Walkover — 25–0 when the scheduled opponent does not show

See Swiss round robin for how they affect standings (match points count; net score ignores bye/walkover games).

At the table

• The striker must be flicked legally; fouls may forfeit the turn or award penalties per local rules
• Pocketing the striker, the wrong coin, or the queen without proper cover may be fouls depending on your federation
• First strike (who breaks) alternates by board or by match according to event rules
• In doubles, partners share one color; seating and communication follow your event format

Knockout series

In knockout phases, a tie may be a best-of series (for example 2 of 3 sets). Each set is played to 25 like a full match. See Knockouts.

Entering scores in Carrom Live

Use the Score tab on your score link, or organizers enter from the portal board-score screens. Save each board as it finishes so standings and overlays stay live.