HOW TO PLAY

PUCKPOOL

The game of Puckpool was developed in 1995 by integrating two of the most popular games played in the world.

One is Carrom played by millions of people and extremely popular in Eastern countries such as India, Malaysia, Thailand to name just a few.

The other is “Pool” or “8-Ball”. A very popular game played in the western world, including USA, Australia and Briton.

By combining these two games we have created a truly unique game that is both challenging and exciting to play.

THE SETUP

                        The setup is designed to give the same opportunity to break from any of the four sides.

You start with the coloured puck and place it on the circle in the middle of the star.

Next you place four black pucks on the four arms of the large star so that they touch the coloured puck.

Then place 4 white pucks in between the black puck to form a square.

To finish you must place a white and a black puck at the top of all 4 points of the star. The black puck

must be placed on the dark half of the star, while the white puck is placed on the light half of the star.

The pucks should all touch each other.

THE STRIKER

                        The Striker is the plastic disc that is used in all games related to PuckPool

It is used similarly to the white ball in a game of snooker.

The striker is used to

The only way that a person can propel the driver in any game is by the use of a flick*

This can be achieved using any or all of your fingers or your thumb.

Your wrist should be firmly planted on the frame to ensure no movement while flicking.

You must place the driver on your drivelines before every shot.

* Oxford dictionary describes a flick as follows:

Light blow with whiplash &c. shot out & withdrawn, or with fingernail;

DRIVE LINES

The drivelines are the 2 lines (one thick and one thin) located around the edge of the board.

At either end there is a blue dot and a red dot. The blue dot signifies the outer limits of your drivelines.

The red dot signifies the out of bounds area of your driveline. Your driver should never encroach onto the red dots.

When playing the game you can only use the drivelines directly in front of you and every shot that you play must come from the drivelines.

The driver can be placed anywhere along your drive line but it must touch both lines.

You cannot flick the driver behind a projected line that continues from your front driveline.

Therefore, any puck sitting behind or on this line, must be attacked by rebounding your shot off the frame.