Billiards-style games turn the classic carrom board into a miniature pool table. Players use the striker to sink coins into pockets, mimicking the physics and tactics of billiards. These games offer a fresh twist for carrom players who want to explore new ways to play.
Download rules for all 85 games in our Carrom instruction book.
How to Play Carrom - Billiards Variations
- Billiardette
- Easy Billiardette
- Billiards
- Four Ring Billiard
- Wild Billiard
- Option Billiard
- Pocket Rebound
More Carrom Rule Variations
Billiardette
Equipment: 4 green rings, 1 white Shooting Ring. Played on the checker side of the board.
Object of the Game: To score a billiard by hitting two or more playing rings with your Shooting Ring. Total score of 30 points wins.
How to Play Billiardette
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Four green rings are placed in the center of the board approximately six inches apart to form a square. The first player shoots a white Shooting Ring from any point on the base line in an attempt to strike two rings and thus score a billiard point. If the Shooting Ring strikes more than two rings a point is added for each additional ring struck.
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When a billiard shot is made the player continues to shoot. When a player misses, their opponent shoots from where the Shooting Ring lies.
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If a ring is pocketed it is placed at the center of the board.
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If the Shooting Ring is pocketed, the player loses their turn and forfeits one of the points. No forfeit of a point occurs if the Shooting Ring is pocketed on a billiard shot, but the player does lose their turn.
Scoring: The player who first scores 30 points is the winner.
Easy Billiardette
Equipment: 5 green rings, 1 white Shooting Ring. Played on the checker side of the board.
Object of the Game: Same as Billiardette.
How to Play Easy Billiardette: Same as Billiardette except 5 rings are placed in the center of the board to form a square with a ring in the center.
Billiards
Equipment: One green ring, one red ring, one white Shooting Ring. Played on the checker side of the board.
Object of the Game: Using two playing rings and the Shooting Ring, a player tries to score by having their shooter hit both playing rings in one shot. A total of 30 points wins.
How to Play Billiards
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To start the game place the Shooting Ring on pocket spot No. 1 and a red playing ring directly opposite on pocket spot No. 3. Place a green playing ring on the base line midway between pocket spots 3 and 4. The player then shoots at one of the rings and attempts to carrom the Shooting Ring so that it hits both playing rings for a billiard score. If successful, the player continues shooting from any point on the base line.
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When a player fails to score, their opponent places the Shooting Ring at any point on the base line and proceeds to shoot for a billiard.
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Any playing ring pocketed during a billiard score counts an additional point. If both playing rings should be pocketed during a billiard shot, two additional points are counted.
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Should the Shooting Ring be pocketed or shot off the board the player loses their turn.
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Playing rings when pocketed should be placed in the center of the board. If both playing rings are pocketed, one should be placed in the center and the other on the base line at any point midway between any two pockets.
Four Ring Billiard
Same as Billiards except made simpler to score by adding an additional playing ring which is placed in the center of the board to start the game.
Wild Billiard
Same game as Billiards except that any ring can be selected by the player to be the Shooting Ring after each shot.
Option Billiard
Equipment: 4 green rings, 2 white Shooting Rings. Played on the checker side of the board.
Object of the Game: Using 4 green rings, and a Shooting Ring for each player, the object of the game is to score a total of 25 points either by direct pocketing of a green ring or making a billiard shot - hitting two or more rings with the Shooting Ring.
How to Play Option Billiard
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Space the 4 green rings in the form of a square in the center of the board, with the rings spaced approximately six inches between each other.
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The first player shoots their Shooting Ring from anywhere on the base line and attempts to score a billiard point by hitting two rings with their Shooting Ring, or a point by direct pocketing of any ring.
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When the first player loses their turn, their Shooting Ring remains on the board. The next player then places their Shooting Ring anywhere on the base line and shoots for a billiard or to pocket a ring. the player can shoot at their opponent’s Shooting Ring either to pocket it, or for a billiard shot.
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A playing ring when pocketed is placed in the center of the board for further play. An opponent’s Shooting Ring when pocketed is out of play, and is put back into play by the opponent when the player loses their turn. The Shooting Ring is played from any point on the base line. A player who pockets their own Shooting Ring or causes a ring to go off the board forfeits any points scored with the shot and loses their turn.
How to Win: Score a total of 25 points.
Pocket Rebound
Equipment: Played on the checker side of the board.
Object of the Game: To score points by scoring a billiard (the Shooting Ring striking two or more playing rings) or exercising the option, after a billiard shot is made, to pocket a ring for a score.
How to Play Pocket Rebound
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Played the same as Billiard except after a billiard score is made, the player can continue to shoot for another billiard or can shoot to pocket a ring for a score. A ring when pocketed should be placed in the center. If the center is occupied the ring should be placed approximately 6 inches to the right or left of the center.
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A pocket shot can only be attempted after a billiard shot has been made. After a pocket shot has been made, a billiard must be attempted.
How to Win: The player who first scores 30 points is the winner.
