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O, I wish I was in the land of Karom!(Letter to the editor)

National Review

| June 02, 2008 | Daniell, R. Graham | COPYRIGHT 2008 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

In May 5's "Week," you address Muslim pubs in Great Britain. In listing the entertainment available, you mention karom boards, and offer the aside: "We don't know either."

I grew up in South Georgia playing that game. It is played on a rigid, horizontal board, about three feet square, with pockets at each corner. A karom is a round, wooden circle about one and a half inches in diameter and about ...

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