Carrom Board

There shall be a toss by the umpire at the commencement of each match. The toss shall be by spin of coin or by means of calling the c/m. The player/pair winning the toss, shall have the choice of side or the option to strike first. Should the winner decide to have the choice of side, he shall indicate.

Same to the umpire, who shall instruct the loser to sit first. 

In doubles, the pair winning the toss shall have the option as above.

If, however break is chosen by the winner of the toss the choice of side shall lie with the losers, and the winner shall have to sit first.

Once the losers have sat down, they cannot interchange. This order of sitting shall continue throughout the match.

There shall be two trial boards only after the toss and before the start of the match, one for each player or pain.

Before the break, the c/m are so arranged, in a flat position, that the queen shall occupy the center circle and the rest of the c/m are placed around the queen in the first row keeping the black and white c/m alternately. In the second row, three white c/m will form the shape Y  with the white c/m in the first row. The remaining space is filled up by placing black and white c/m alternately all c/m so arranged, should be in compact round, touching each other, within the outer circle. A  player may use his fingers or strike to keep the c/m intact.

The c/m should be arranged for the break with least possible loss of time after each board.

Break is taken by a player who has chosen to strike first.

The player who is to break shall have the white c/m during that board leaving the black c/m to his opponent. The queen shall be the common c/m.

Break is considered to have been made if the striker touches any of the c/m even slightly.

Break is not considered to have been made if no c/m is touched by the striker in its usual run or jumping out. In that case, a maximum of two more chances shall be allowed.

If after permissible number of chances, no c/m is touched, the right to break shall be lost and the turn to play shall pass to the opponent who shall have black c/m for play but no re-arrange-merit of c/m already arranged,shall be permitted. The above condition will prevail till the break is effected.

If a player in his attempt to break, plays an improper stroke or pockets his striker without touching any of the c/m, he shall lose his turn. However, due/penalty shall not be applicable.

The break shall be taken only after the umpire calls play and the stroke shall be made within 15 seconds of such call. The play shall be deemed to have begun from the moment the umpire calls play.

If the break is made before the umpire calls play all the c/m and or queen pocketed shall be taken out for placing and an additional c/m penalty or due shall be declared. Player shall lose his turn.