Coins and Other Accessories of Carrom Board

by Sharon Samraj

Carom is one of the most practiced indoor games played by people of all age groups. This game was developed somewhere around two hundred years back. To play carom one need a carom board and other carom accessories.

Carom equipment incorporate the sporting commodities used for playing carom. The items included in carom accessories are carom board, wooden round coin piece called carom coins, strikers and a powder for smoothening the surface of the carom board.

Carom board is a wooden square board with smooth surface consists of hardwood borderline frame on all sides of the board. It also consists of small netlike pocket in each corner. Carom boards are basically made out of wood. They come in variety of size like small, medium, large and extra large. The most commonly used carom board are- standard board possesses 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.

Carom coin set comprise of a set of nineteen coins including the red queen. There are nine black coins and nine white coins. Most of the time the carom men pack will come with extra coins.The carom coin is carved out of best selected wood, in an attractive decorative finish. All these coins are well polished and made smooth so that it can easily move through the board. 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. You are also supposed to buy good quality striker as striker plays the major role in this game.

Another important accessory used for carom is the special fine boric powder, sprayed all over the board to decrease roughness and make the coin move smoother. Even a small amount of powder can enhance the smoothness of the board. This silky powder does not scratch the board.

All these are necessary accessories used for the game carom.




About the author

Sharon Samraj is an expert author, who is presently working on the site Carrom Sports, Carrom Tables, Carrom Online. He has written many articles in various topics like Buy a Carrom Board, Carrom Accessories, Carrom Board Game. For more information contact Buy Carrom, Strikers, Carrom.