Carrom Board

The origins of carrom as we know it are quite obscure. Believed to have originated hundreds of years ago, some believe it originated in India, while others link its origins to Portugal and even Burma. irrespective, carrom today is among the world's favorite indoor games, enjoyed among friends and families worldwide. Similar to billiards, marbles and air hockey in different ways, it is easy to understand, fun to play, and suitable for children and adults alike.

Despite being classified an indoor board game it is quite unique in itself-neither like dice games such as monopoly, nor like strategy games such as chess. In fact, it is much more, involving a combination of both physical and mental elements.

The advent of professional carrom tournaments over the past few decades and the formation of federations all over the western world has given rise to thousands of serious carrom players, thereby spreading its popularity even further.

Nevertheless, there is no doubt a long way to go before carrom becomes a household name, with millions of people worldwide who haven't even heard the name

Well, while the origin of the game of carrom itself might be obscure, the origin of this uncertainty is certainly thanks to our great american cousins, who prefer to simply spell words conveniently

The answer to this simple question is the same as that to color or color? jewellery or jewelry cheque or check? and many more. Thankfully, most dictionaries do acknowledge this fact, and show the two spellings as variants of each other.

Carrom or carroms is a family of tabletop games sharing a similarity in that their mechanics lie somewhere between billiards and table shuffleboard. The game has various other names around the world, including carrum, carum, carrum, karam, karom, karum, and Indian (or nepalese) finger billiards. It is also called fatta in Punjabi.

Nevertheless carrom is certainly the well accepted international spelling for the game, as adopted by the international carrom federation as well.