Carrom

Players flick a weighted striker across a powdered board to sink wooden discs, and the red queen, into the four corner pockets.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Crossroads and Golden Ages (about 500 to 1500), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Mesopotamia, Levant and Arabia.