Novuss

Novuss (also known as koroona or korona) is a two-player (or four-player, doubles) game of physical skill which is closely related to carrom and pocket billiards.

The board is approximately 100 centimetres (39 in) square, typically made of wood, has pockets in each corner, and lines marked on the surface.

[1] According to Jānis-Ēriks Piebalgs, President of Latvian Novuss Federation, the game was first played in Northern Europe, particularly Latvia and Estonia around 1925–1927.

The compact size of the board and comparatively stationary nature of the discs in response to the rocking of the vessel on the water made it practical as an onboard game.

[3] Latvian seamen, while visiting ports of England, played a similar game in the local pubs.

In some countries, novuss is also known by Estonian name koroona (archaic for 'crown', modern kroon) or a local variant.

In Finland, the furniture factory Oy Huonekalutehdas ja Sorvimo introduced the game, known as korona, in the port city of Turku in 1926.

The game is further establishing itself in the United States, Canada, Israel, Georgia, Ukraine, Australia, England, Russia, Finland and Germany.