you must familiarize yourself with the following terms before playing carrom −

• queen − it is a red colored carrommen placed at the center of the board at the beginning of the game.

• foul − any wrong strike by the player is considered a foul. she/he has to miss their turn and stand a penalty of one carromman.

• break − the first strike on the board is called a break.

• push − a sudden jerk of the board while playing is called push. it is a kind of foul.

• strike − player hitting the carrommen with a striker directly or indirectly.

• due − a penalty term, when the player commits a foul and places his carromman in the center.

• penalty − a penalty is different from foul and this is applicable when player violates the laws of carrom.

• covering − it means pocketing a carromman as cover for the queen.

• thumbing − any proper strike played with thumb is called thumbing.

• white slam − it means pocketing all white carrommen with or without queen in first strike or turn.

• black slam − it means pocketing all black carrommen with or without queen in first turn.