If this happens due to an improper strike, then you have to give the coins pocketed along with 1 due coin and 1 Penalty coin and you also lose your turn. According to the new rule, if the carrom man is behind the baseline, the player can directly hit the carrom man by the carrom striker unlike before we have to strike the carrom men off any side of the carrom board or any other carrom piece on the board but not directly. When placing the striker on the board to shoot, it must touch both baselines, either covering the end circle completely or not touching it at all.

Although carom is widely practised and popular all over Bangladesh, the reason for its lack of success at the international level may be that the game is played at different levels at the roots level. Generally, instead of disks, carrom men (including the striker) are rings, originally of wood but today commercially made of light plastic.Imitation ivory professional 40 mm diameter carrom striker as per International Carrom Federation specifications, with assorted engravings on top surface. This is used when there are several pieces around your base line making it difficult to position your hand for the normal long finger style. First we will cover situations where the coin you have pocketed is not your or your opponent’s last coin.

One Carrom board with its surface made of glass is still available in one of the palaces in Patiala, India. In the UK, many players use a version of anti-set-off spray powder from the printing industry [ citation needed] which has specific electrostatic properties with particles of 50 micrometres in diameter. Be it any sport, Splay Sports is always on-trend with the latest technologies being used in professional sports. Strikers are normally constructed from a smooth and durable acrylic material because they are designed to absorb the impact when they collide with the other pieces on the board.If the player pockets their opponent's last carrom man before pocketing the queen, then it's a foul.