Carrom Accessories and Coins

The total Carrom game accessories comprise of a Carrom game board, black and white pieces or coins with a red coin, game rules booklet and a striker. Carom board is a wooden square board made of lacquered plywood with smooth surface consists of hardwood borderline frame with wooden beams on all sides of the board with small net pockets in all the four corners. The usual size of the Carrom board is about 24" x 24" or 60 x 60 cm with 1.5 inch or 3.75 cm black border. The junior playing board has a playing surface of 23" x 23". The tournaments boards, at times, have inner size of 29" x 29" and outer size is 33" x 33" with a border of 2 inches. The base board thickness is standard 4mm. The most commonly used carom boards are-standard boards that possess a square cut corner. Special board has rounded corner and tournament board has rounded corner with deeper frame. Types of wood used for making carom board are sheesham, redwood, mahogany, rosewood, teak, maple, Oak and cedar.

The next important accessory used for Carrom is the carom board powder sprayed over the surface of the board to decrease roughness and make the coins move smoother. High quality powder is used on the board during tournaments to enable the pieces to slide more easily. Carrom powder is sprinkled on the board's surface to reduce friction, thereby enabling the coins to travel smoothly and faster on the board. Carrom powder is also used to avoid causing scratches or wear on the playing surface of the board.  However, the powder most commonly used on th carrom board is boric powder. In certain European countries, the players use a version of spray powder used in the printing industry which has specific electrostatic properties and made from pure, food-grade vegetable starch. Essentially, there are two basic types of carrom powder. The traditional commonly available powder is boric and works quite well. There is a new type of super fine powder that comes in small plastic bottles, which is non-toxic and performs well. Since a very small quantity of this powder is needed to be applied each time, the cost of powder is nothing to worry about. You must remember not to use two different types of powders simultaneously. If you wish to switch from one kind of powder to another, wipe off the old powder completely with a soft cloth before using the new type of powder.

Carrom coins consist of a set of nineteen light discs - nine white men, nine black men and one red coin referred to as the Queen. Although Carrom coins were traditionally manufactured from polished seasoned wood, now carom men manufactured from acrylic sheet are also available. The traditional wooden Carrom coins are made from the best selected wood, in a beautiful ornamental finish. They are all well polished and, produce a smooth, fast and hard rebound play. It needs to be mentioned that acrylic Carrom coins are less abrasive and more durable than the traditional wooden Carrom coins. If you want to replace your old coins, then it can be replaced easily. They are sold individually in any sports shop. If you are just a beginner then you can purchase an ordinary set of coin. However, you must buy good quality striker as striker plays the major role in this game.