Scenario: striker and an own piece

Assumptions

This example uses a proper stroke with the striker and an own carromman pocketed. It excludes queen-cover and last-piece complications.

Rule summary

Under Rule 73, the pocketed own pieces plus one due are returned for placement; the turn continues.

Read the illustration

The pale small disc represents an own carromman; amber represents the striker. Their paths are illustrative, not a statement about which pocket they must enter.

Review question

What would you need to re-check if the stroke were improper, the piece belonged to the opponent, or it were the final piece? Keep those cases outside this example.

Reference and scope

AICF published Laws of Carrom, Rule 73. Read the source using the reference link below. Checked 16 October 2026. The event’s adopted rules take precedence.