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What is the Colour of Queen in carrom board?
The red disk is called the queen; it is the most valuable piece. During board setup, it is placed at the centre of the circle. In accordance with the ICF rules, pocketing the queen adds 3 points to the player’s total score. The dimensions of the queen must be the same as those of other carrom men.
Why is Queen red in carrom?
The red coin is known as the Queen or Rani and is the most valuable piece in the game. To win a carrom board game, the player must get the maximum points before the opponent. Therefore, the players attempt to pocket maximum coins and the red coin to score higher points.
What if Queen and cover goes together?
If queen goes first, then the cover goes, then it is secured; otherwise you have to cover it.
What is the Colour of Queen *?
The Queen’s colour is a double folded silk White Ensign on which a crown and Royal Cypher have been embroidered.
What if red and striker pocketed together?
a) If the Queen and the Striker are pocketed together by a proper stroke, the Queen shall be taken out for placing by the Umpire. An additional C/m shall be taken out for placing by the opponent and the player shall continue his turn.
What is foul in carrom?
Fouls. When a player commits a foul, the turn comes to an end immediately and a penalty is incurred. The penalty is that one pocketed piece is returned to the board by the opponent anywhere within the main circle. The striker or any other piece leaves the board. A player pockets an opponent’s piece.
What color is Queen blue?
The color queen blue with hexadecimal color code #436b95 is a shade of cyan-blue. In the RGB color model #436b95 is comprised of 26.27\% red, 41.96\% green and 58.43\% blue. In the HSL color space #436b95 has a hue of 211° (degrees), 38\% saturation and 42\% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 477.87 nm.
Which coin is called Queen in carrom?
The red coin is called queen in carrom. It is the most valuable piece. As per International Carrom rules, pocketing the queen adds 3 points. However, in many informal matches in India, players tend to add 5 points to the queen in carrom. While setting up the board, the queen is placed at the center of the circle.
How many pieces are in a carrom board game?
A carrom set contains 19 pieces (striker not included) in three distinct colours. Two colours to represent the players’ pieces and one colour for the queen. The usual colours are white (or unstained) and black for the players and red for the queen.
Are there any variations in the rules of carrom?
There are a huge number of variations in the rules even though an international regulatory body and several major national bodies exist – even these have rule variations depending upon the situation. Masters Games has based the following rules on those from the UK Carrom Club, tailoring them for simplicity where possible. Note: 1 inch = 2.54cm.
What is the objective of the game of carrom?
Objective of play. The striker and carrom men are analogous to the cue ball and object ball in cue sports, respectively. The aim of the game is to pot ( pocket) one’s nine carrom men and the queen before the one’s opponent does. The carrom queen is analogous to the 8 ball ( black ball) in the game of eight-ball pool .