How to play Carrom

Flick the heavy striker to knock your discs into the four corner pockets. White (ivory) always plays first.

Aiming

• Drag the striker left/right along your baseline to reposition it.
• Pull back from the striker like a slingshot — the dotted line previews your shot and its first wall bounce. Release to flick.
• Tap the ◎ precision button (top bar) to fine-tune angle and power with buttons before shooting — great on touchscreens.

Rules

• Pot one of your discs and you shoot again.
• Pot the opponent's disc and it counts for them — your turn ends.
• Sink the striker (a foul) and one of your potted discs returns to the centre.
• The red Queen must be covered by potting one of your own on the same turn, or she returns to the centre.
• First to pot all 9 discs wins.

Game modes

• vs Computer — the AI simulates shots (including wall rebounds) and plays the best one; pick Easy/Medium/Hard.
• Two Players — take turns on the same device.
• Online — create a room, share the 6-letter code, and your friend joins to play in real time.