Carrom is a popular tabletop game played on a square board with four pockets. The objective is to use a striker to hit and pocket your pieces, which can be either carrom men or queen. Players take turns, and the game can be played by two or four players in teams. The player who pockets the queen must also pocket one of their own pieces in the same turn to claim it. Each player starts with nine pieces of their color and aims to pocket all their pieces first. If a player pockets the queen, they must cover it by pocketing another piece immediately afterward. If a player fails to do so, the queen is returned to the center of the board. The game continues until one player or team successfully pockets all their pieces, winning the game.