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Archive for February, 2009

As a kid I used to play a lot of card games, most of the time I played a game we called “jokeren” and I was pretty good at it.

A few weeks ago I came upon a site where you can play card games called Rummy, and I was very pleasantly surprised when I found out that one of the games you could play at that site, Kalooki, a form of rummy, was almost exactly the game I used to play as a kid.

I joined the site, played some games for free, and after a few days I found out I was still pretty good at it. Of course you need a bit of luck as well, if you get terrible cards you will lose, but after I played a good few games for free, I decided to play for real money.

I do not regret this decision; I have played a lot of Kalooki games, I have lost a lot of them, but I have won more then I lost, so in the end I did win some money. What is even more important, I just love to play this game again.

One of the reasons I do win more games then I lose is, at least that is what I think, experience. As I said before, I did play this game a lot when I was a kid, and that must be an advantage. The game is not very difficult, but still you must make the right decision every time it is your turn, and you must do it quick. There is a certain amount of time you have for every move, I think it is one minute; else you lose your turn.

The origin of carrom game is yet unclear. It is well-liked in Asia and is played well with family and friends. It is a game of fun and rules are set aside to a minimum. In the early days there were actually no written rules and it was all hand written down by word of mouth. All games must be played with the only motive of enjoyment. As with all other games the part of contest creeps in. You desire to show that you are better than the other person in playing the game. However, if you are the loser all the time then you lose importance of carrom.

In the UK, Carrom has recently started to gain popularity and competitions are taking place at all levels. To a greater extent rules are being introduced like setting time limits among shots; not talking to your challenger in case you put them off; not being clever to stand up during a game to extend your legs; not being able to shout and leap in the air when you are unbeaten after a tricky shot etc. Adjust your move toward to the game depending on whether you are in a contest or playing for fun amongst friends. There are different ways of flicking the striker with one of your fingers. Try all of them and then choose the technique, which suits you the best. You might find later on that shifting your style might perk up on your accuracy.