Carrom Association

The history of Carrom

The Origins
No one knows when Carrom began, or where.
The earliest mention of a similar game was found in a 2000 years old Abyssinian tomb (Indo-Iranian Culture).

No one knows how Carrom spread to the Indian sub-continent.

If you know the history please get in touch, or if you have old photos of games, players, boards etc. Please send us copies. In the meantime have a look at this old American board I found on Ebay.

A game similar to Carrom appears in Ancient Greek writings.

Some people say that the word ‘Carrom’ originated in Timor, South East Asia.

Carrom means Malabar Coast in Portuguese. ‘Malabar Coast’ was the spice trading coast in India.
?In Chinese, Carrom means ‘Healthy Game’, and it certainly is.

In the late 18th century the word ‘Carrom’ was changed to ‘Cannon’ in the English-speaking world and there was a game called ‘Carrom Billiards’ played not so long ago.
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New trends

Friends and colleagues in the business of selling Carrom boards have noticed a definite trend among buyers this year.

The new Carrom players are going to be 25-35 year old women.

Games for girls

While chatting, many customers said they were buying the boards for girlfriends, sisters, daughters or aunties.

Some customers knew the game and said the Carrom board would be the ideal gift.
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A happy and healthy new year to all you Carrom fans and also to any poor souls who have not played Carrom before.

Maybe this will be your lucky year. Well it will be if you got a Carrom board this holiday. Carrom boards have sold well in the lead up to Christmas. Although not yet up to the 4 million Wiis Nintendo have sold in the past month it is encouraging that Carrom is growing in popularity.

What is a Wii?

Is it as much fun as a game of Carrom with your mates? Opinions please.
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