I've been a carrom fanatic since I was a kid. It runs in the family. The standard carrom game is a 4-player game with 2 teams and the team which scores 29 points first, wins the game.
Last week at a friend's place 4 of us were playing carrom and one of us had to leave early. To not let go off the board, we wished if there could be a standard carrom strategy with 3 players. The discussion and thoughts led to a fair game strategy. I thought of sharing it here, in case just like us, you don't find a 4th player.
2/4-player game
3-player version
This is a modified version of 2/4 player.
- Each player has to pocket 6 coins - 3 black and 3 white (18 coins distributed equally among 3 players)
- Pocketing the queen must be followed by pocketing another coin in the same strike
- Point system is a bit different from the standard game
- The game is over when one of the player reaches 29 points
- A player with least points wins the game
- When a board is over, the winner gets 0 points, the other 2 players loose the points
- If winner pockets the queen, the other player looses 5 points
- Here's the points tally based on certain chain of events to understand the point system
| Event | Player A | Player B | Player C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player A won the board and pocketed queen as well Player B pocketed 2 coins Player C pocketed 4 coins |
0
|
9
|
7
|
| Player A won the board and didn't pocket queen Player B pocketed 2 coins Player C pocketed 4 coins |
0
|
4
|
2
|
- Foul system
- If a player takes another black/white after pocketing 3 black/3 white coins, it's considered a foul. The pocketed coin would come back on the board and also the player needs to put an extra coin from his already pocketed coins on the board
Let me know how you feel about it in your comments below.
