Do I need to install anything, or pay?

No. The board on this page runs in the browser, free and with no sign-up, and the two of you share one device. Carrom is a web-only extra — the PartyAt app is a collection of party games for one phone.

Which carrom rules does this follow?

The standard ones: nine pieces each, the queen only after a piece of your own and covered on the next shot, a piece back to the middle for pocketing the striker or an opponent's piece, and another shot whenever you pocket your own. Two things a screen cannot do are left out — the hand and arm foul lines, and the three break attempts — and so is the 25-point match: one board decides it here.

Why did I lose after pocketing my last piece?

Because the queen was still unsettled. The rule says the queen has to be pocketed and covered before your last piece; finishing early loses the board. The board warns you on the shot before it can happen.

Carrom

Flick, pocket, cover the queen.

The South Asian table game of flicked discs. Nine pieces each, a striker to flick them with, four corner pockets, and one red queen that decides the board. Two players share one screen: drag the striker along your line, pull back to aim, and let go.

2 players

This one is a web extra — it isn't in the app. The PartyAt app itself ships 17 party games.

Play carrom online free — 2 players, one device

A carrom board you can flick with a finger. Place the striker on your baseline, drag back to aim, and let go. Pocket your nine, take the queen and cover her, and the board is yours. Free, no sign-up, and it keeps working offline once the page has loaded.

Standard board rules: pocket one of your own and you shoot again; the queen can only be taken after one of yours and must be covered on the next shot; pocketing the striker or one of theirs sends a piece back to the middle. No hand fouls and no 25-point match here — one board decides it.

Carrom is a web extra — the PartyAt app is a collection of party games for one phone, from a bomb-passing game to bingo, dice and roulette, for up to a hundred players.

How to play — rules

Player 1 takes the white pieces, player 2 the black. Place the striker anywhere on your own baseline.
Drag back from the striker to aim and set the power, then let go to flick it.
Pocket one of your own pieces and you shoot again. Pocket the striker, or one of your opponent's, and your turn ends with a piece back in the middle.
The red queen may only be pocketed after one of your own, and must be covered — a piece of yours in the same shot or the next one. Otherwise she goes back to the middle.

How to win

Pocket all nine of your pieces to win the board — but the queen must be settled first. If you sink your last piece while the queen is still in play, you lose the board instead.

Tips & strategy

Take the queen when you already have a piece sitting near a pocket: you need to cover her on the very next shot, and a piece you have lined up is what makes that safe.
A thin cut on the edge of a piece sends it sideways along the cushion; a full hit sends it straight and usually takes the striker with it.

FAQ

Do I need to install anything, or pay?: No. The board on this page runs in the browser, free and with no sign-up, and the two of you share one device. Carrom is a web-only extra — the PartyAt app is a collection of party games for one phone.
Which carrom rules does this follow?: The standard ones: nine pieces each, the queen only after a piece of your own and covered on the next shot, a piece back to the middle for pocketing the striker or an opponent's piece, and another shot whenever you pocket your own. Two things a screen cannot do are left out — the hand and arm foul lines, and the three break attempts — and so is the 25-point match: one board decides it here.
Why did I lose after pocketing my last piece?: Because the queen was still unsettled. The rule says the queen has to be pocketed and covered before your last piece; finishing early loses the board. The board warns you on the shot before it can happen.

Where it shines

Pass one phone around and play it in moments like these.

Just the two of youHead-to-head while you wait.
Anywhere, offlineNo wifi, no signal? No problem.