Description
Carrom is one of the most practiced indoor games played by people of all
age groups. This game is supposed to have developed somewhere around two
hundred years back. To play carrom one needs a Carrom board and carrom
accessories.
Carrom equipment
Carrom equipment incorporate the sporting commodities used for playing
Carrom. Manufacturers and exporters of sports goods in India have been
developing high quality sporting accessories based on International
standards. The items included carrom accessories are wooden round coins like
pieces called Carrom Coins, strikers and a powder for smoothening the
surface of the carrom board.
Carrom board
Carrom Board is a wooden square board with an exceedingly smooth surface,
possessing a hardwood borderline frame on all sides and small netlike
pockets in each corner. Made out of wood, carrom boards come in a variety of
sizes. The sizes are called small, medium and large and extra large. A
thickset and hard frame provides a strong rebound that provides added tempo
and fun to the game. The designs are sported in the center of the Carrom
board.
Carom
coins set
Carrom coin set comprise of a set of nineteen coins, wherein nine white
coins, nine black coins and one red coin should be present. The red coin is
referred to the Queen. The carrom coin set is carved out of best selected
wood, in a beautiful decorative finish. All these coins are well polished
and with the use of the technological progressed powder, offer a fast,
smooth and hard rebound game. The coin set is packaged in a decorative
storage box.
Types of wood used for making carrom boards
Carrom boards are made up of special wood that is resistant to water. The
smooth surface of the board is made up of high quality plywood to provide
durability. Different accessories of carrom board are being formed out of
superior quality of wood. Following are the most popular types of wood used
in the manufacturing of Carrom Boards
- » Sheesham
- » Redwood
- » Mahogany
- » Rosewood
- » Teak
- » Maple
- » Oak
- » Cedar
Types of carrom board commonly used
Mainly three types of carrom boards are available in the market:
- » The standard board possess a square cut corner.
- » The special board has a rounded corner.
- » The tournament board has a rounded corner with a
deeper frame. The deeper frame allows faster and more precise rebound
shots for carrom players. The playing surface is about 760mm square.