Carrom
Carrom , also known as finger billiards and carambole in Switzerland , is a board and skill game for two or four people that originates from the Indian subcontinent and is popular as a national sport in India , Pakistan , Bangladesh and Sri Lanka as well as Afghanistan , Burma and Nepal .
When and where the game was made can no longer be proven; it is said that carrom was invented by Indian maharajas . A glass carrom board is still visible in a palace in Patiala (Punjab), India.
material
The playing surface of the Carrom board is made of veneered wood and has a size of 74 by 74 cm. The game pieces are made of wood (nine white, nine black and one red stone, which is called a queen ) or, in the simpler versions, made of plastic and weigh approx. 5 g. The striker is used for shooting , the plastic shooting stone that weighs approx. 12 to 15 g.
Lubricant powder
Fine-grained powder is sprinkled on the board to make the game pieces easy to slide. Boric acid is most commonly used for this purpose, but it is classified as toxic to reproduction in the EU. Therefore, a cornstarch powder is usually used here. As a rule, every carrom board comes with a bag of talcum powder, which ensures that the striker glides smoothly.
regulate
The aim of the game is to use the striker to sink the nine stones of your own color into the corner holes of the board. The striker is placed anywhere on the baseline (only in one's own quarter) (both lines must be touched or the red point must be completely covered) and flicked against the pieces. Opposing stones may also be played directly. The right to play changes if no stone of one's own has been sunk.
The winner of a game (board) receives as many points as the number of stones of the opponent that are still on the board. Has the winner played the queen and confirmed, i. H. immediately afterwards sunk another of his stones, he receives another three points. From 21 points, the points for the queen no longer count.
The game ends when a player has reached 21 points; but no later than after eight boards.
distribution
In India and neighboring countries ( Afghanistan , Pakistan , Bangladesh , Sri Lanka etc.) you can find Carrom players on the streets of towns and villages every day. It is also considered a sport; championships have been held in India since 1924 and international tournaments since 1956.
In the 1980s, the game found more and more fans in Europe and North America and is now played worldwide. In the meantime Carrom is widespread in parts of Europe: in Belgium, Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland, Spain, the Czech Republic there are different active and different sized Carrom associations.
In Germany there are regular open Carrom championships as well as regional tournaments, which are organized by various Carrom clubs, some of which have been in existence for over 20 years. There are Carrom clubs all over Germany. The Carrom clubs in Germany are organized under the German Carrom Association (DCV).
In 1998 a Eurocup (European championship) was held in Berlin for the first time in Germany, which Frank Kunisch from Cologne won. In 2002 the Eurocup took place in Bonn and 2007 in Dortmund. The 16th Eurocup was held in Darmstadt from June 14th to 18th, 2012.
Web links
- The International Carrom Federation (ICF) and the US Carrom Association (USCA )
- European Carrom Confederation
- German Carrom Association
- Detailed explanation of the game based on animated graphic demonstrations
Individual evidence
- ^ All India Carrom Federation :: The Game :: History / Brief of the Game. (No longer available online.) February 16, 2015, archived from the original on February 16, 2015 ; accessed on June 15, 2017 .
- ↑ InfoCard on boric acid from the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), accessed on November 17, 2019.
- ^ SR Tiwari: History of Physical Education. APH Publishing. ISBN 81-313-0041-2 . P. 209.