Carrom Company

135 Years of Michigan Craftsmanship

The Carrom Company was founded in 1889 in Ludington, Michigan, and has been making wooden tabletop games in the same lakeside Michigan city ever since. The company's signature game — the Carrom board, a tabletop game of ring-finger flicking and strategic placement — gave the company its name and its identity. Over 135 years of continuous operation, Carrom has outlasted nearly every other American wooden game maker.

Every Carrom game begins as sustainably sourced American hardwood, shaped by skilled Michigan artisans using custom tooling that dates to the original 1889 factory. The production process preserves the craft tradition of wooden game making while meeting modern quality standards. When you buy a Carrom game, you're buying something made in the same town, by the same type of craftspeople, using methods that have been refined over a century.

Nok Hockey and Classic Games

Beyond the Carrom board itself, the company is best known for Nok Hockey — a tabletop hockey game that has been a fixture in American basements and game rooms for generations. Players use plastic sticks to shoot wooden pucks into the opponent's goal around a series of obstacles. The design is deceptively simple, and the game rewards quick hands and spatial reasoning in a way that translates to players from age five through adult.

The broader Carrom catalog includes shuffleboard, skittles, bowling, and crokinole — all games in the American tabletop tradition that reward skill and practice rather than luck. The shared characteristic of the Carrom product line is games that improve with play, making them meaningful long-term investments rather than novelty items that lose appeal after a few uses.

Revival and Recommitment

The Carrom Company experienced a period of dormancy before being revived by a new investor group committed to restoring American manufacturing of the brand. The revival has doubled down on the Made in USA identity, with explicit communication that every game is handcrafted in Ludington, Michigan. For buyers who want toys and games that tell a genuine American manufacturing story, Carrom's 135-year Ludington heritage is one of the most authentic available in the toy and games category.