carrooka NATURAL BIRCH
This is our original Carrooka board, hand crafted to the highest possible standards, it our largest board and it offers the greatest challenge. Sanded to perfection so that your counters glide with ease it’s finished with a beautiful natural birch playing surface and hand screenprinted surface design. You can play both the snooker and pool versions of Carrooka on this board making it excellent value for money.
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT LONG WAITING TIMES, PLEASE READ:
Orders for Carrooka boards placed today will be ready to be posted in the last week of July 2025. We will email you when your board has been made so that you know when to expect delivery. Thank you for keeping us so busy in the workshop!
This Carrooka board has a playing surface of 71cm diameter, with an overall size of 81cm including the rail. It has an integral spinning bearing which means you turn the board to line up your shot, all players can remain seated so it’s accessible for all.
Complete with 15 red counters, 1 x Black, Pink, Blue, Brown, Green and Yellow, plus an acrylic Striker counter, in a recycled cotton drawstring bag along with an easy to follow instruction book.
We’ve carefully sourced our materials to make this game as sustainable as possible, we use bb/bb European birch plywood. Each board is unique and you’ll notice the beautiful grain shine through the highly polished surface. We’re careful to choose the best quality wood, but in order to avoid waste, we do use wood with the occasional knot or flaw, as long as the play-ability is not affected.
We’ve made sure there are no animal derivatives in any of the inks or paints we’ve used and they’re all water-based so there’s no nasty chemicals involved. But we wax your board and buff it to perfection with a beeswax based product. If you would like a vegan version please contact us, we will supply you with a board finished with synthetic/plant-based wax.
Carrooka has been tested for safety to standards EN 71 part 1, 2 and 3 and we have rigorous quality control. Your board will be carefully made by the designer himself who has over 35 years of woodworking experience. We offer you a six month guarantee; but we will always be willing to advise you if your board ever accidentally gets damaged- even if that’s in 100 years’ time.
Want an even faster game?
We recommend using a friction reducing Carrom, shuffleboard or crokinole powder/ wax which is widely available online. This makes play even faster and demands much more skill. Playing with powder is not recommended for players under 14 years of age.
Size and weight:
- 81cm diameter.
- Weighs 7kg.
- Under-base measurement 38cm diameter.
- Height from base to rail top 8cm
- Counters are made from Chinese Cherry wood.
- Strikers are acrylic.
To begin, just place your Carrooka board on a dining or coffee table and set out the counters.
It’s a game for two people, or four people playing as two teams. If you’re playing in teams, you turn should follow your opponent. Each frame will last for approximately 20 minutes, depending on skill levels, you can play several frames to make a match.
Choose who “breaks” and using one finger, flick the heavier striker counter on to the red counters.
You’re aiming to pot one, in one of the six pockets around the edge of the board. If you succeed, you spin the board to line up your next shot and try to pot a higher value coloured counter. If you miss or foul, it’s the next persons turn. But if you keep potting, you keep your break and build your points. You continue to take turns, until all the reds have been potted then you pot the colours in order- yellow, green, brown, blue pink and black. The winner has the most points at the end of the frame.
Think it sounds easy? Well, it is easy to understand and you’ll be playing in an instant, but you’ll quickly discover that it takes skill and consideration to become a great Carrooka player! You’ll develop fine-motor skills, learn to calculate angles and judge the perfect pace of each shot. With practice, you’ll control the striker so that it helps you or hinders your opponent. Be careful of those foul shots too, if you hit the wrong colour, pot the striker, or miss altogether, you award your opponent a bonus shot! We’ll send you an instruction book where it’s all clearly explained. You could also follow us on social media or youtube for handy videos and hints.
CHOOSE YOUR PERFECT SET UP FROM OUR RANGE OF BUNDLES
Just Play
Get flicking with a spinning board and counters, which is all you need to play.
| Natural Birch 81cm rotating board |
| Also Includes: |
| Snooker Counters |
| Striker |
| Rule Book |
| Powder Sample |
£195
Play Plus
Upgrade your flicking experience and save money with bundled accessories to enhance you game.
| Natural Birch 81cm rotating board |
| Also Includes: |
| Snooker Counters |
| Striker |
| Rule Book |
| Powder Sample |
| US Pool Counters |
| Triangle |
| Score Board |
£225
Hang It
Includes everything in Play Plus and a Wall Bracket, meaning you have instant wall art!
| Natural Birch 81cm rotating board |
| Also Includes: |
| Snooker Counters |
| Striker |
| Rule Book |
| Powder Sample |
| US Pool Counters |
| Triangle |
| Score Board |
| Wall Bracket |
£247.50
Carry It
Includes everything in Play Plus and a Carry Bag, meaning you take your board wherever you go!
| Natural Birch 81cm rotating board |
| Also Includes: |
| Snooker Counters |
| Striker |
| Rule Book |
| Powder Sample |
| US Pool Counters |
| Triangle |
| Score Board |
| Carry Bag |