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The Object: To win the
game you must be the last player to have any lives left.
The Scoring: Players
names are written in any order down the left side of the scoreboard. Usually, a
throw of one dart each at bullseye with the closet player throwing first and the
furthest throwing last. After the first game, the first player to get knocked
out plays first and so on. Three tallies are marked next to each name to
indicate the number of lives left.
The Play: The first
player throws one dart left-handed (or right-handed if that player is a lefty)
to set a random target. Because the first player has no chance to lose a life,
the random throw is used to give the second player a fair chance.
The EXACT wedge or bullseye the dart landed is marked on the scoreboard. If the
dart lands in the 5 between the triple ring and the bullseye, you would mark
"S5" to indicate the small wedge of the 5. If the dart landed in the triple 5,
you would write "T5". If the dart landed in the 5 between the triple and the
double rings, you would write "B5" to indicate the big wedge of the 5. If the
dart landed in the double 5, you would write "D5".
The next player now must try to land a dart in the exact same wedge of the
board. If that player is unsuccessful with all three darts, one life is erased
and the next player has a chance.
If the player is successful in matching the wedge any darts remaining in hand
may now be used to score a new target. If the target was hit with the third
dart, the player pulls the darts and has all three to establish a new target.
All three darts need not been thrown in a turn the player may stop at any time
after the number was matched and the last dart thrown at the board is the new
target. The player may not make a choice of the darts thrown, only the last dart
counts. If the player misses the board with the last dart that can be thrown, a
life is lost and the target remains at the previous one set.
For example, a player has to hit "S5" (the small wedge of the 5). With the first
dart he hits the "S5". He now has two darts to set a new target. He aims at
double bull ("D25") and hits it. He may now choose to sit down and not throw the
third dart and leave the "D25". Let's say that, for some reason he decides to
try for a double 18, and misses off the board. He now loses a life and the next
player now must hit "S5". The next player now gets up and hits the "S5" on his
third dart. He pulls his darts and throws his first dart and hits "T20" (triple
20). Satisfied, he sits down choosing not to throw the other two darts.
If a player sets a target and all other players fail to match the target, when
it's that players turn again, no throw is necessary. The player may choose to
stay seated and keep the same target number. If the player chooses to risk
trying a turn, the player MUST hit the target same as everyone else. If the
player misses a life is lost just as if he did not set the number that stumped
everyone else. It is usually wiser to just leave the number and not take the
risk.
Strategy: There really
isn't much strategy, just make sure when your setting the next target number
that your last dart hits and stays in the board. It's better to leave the next
player a big fat single-20 as a target than to have your last dart bounce-out of
the double-bull.