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The Object: To win
killers you must simply be the last person on the scoreboard with a life left.
The Scoring: The names
are place down the left side of the score board in any order. Generally, after
the first game is played, the player who was knocked out first gets to throw
first in the next game. For the first game, I usually do a closest to the
bullseye with one dart each. Next to each name, three tally marks are placed to
indicate the number of lives each player has left.
The Play: Play begins
with each player, in order, throwing one dart left-handed (or right-handed if
that player is a lefty). This is to set a random number and that number will be
the players number for the rest of the game. Whatever number is hit is written
next to that players name. No two players may have the same number, so if a
player hits a number that was already taken that player should throw again.
The next step in the game is to become a "killer". You become a killer by
hitting the double (the thin outer ring) of your number ONCE. When you hit a
double of your number, write a "K" next to your name to show that you are a
killer. NOTE: if you hit a double with your left-handed throw, you automatically
become a killer, provided no one else already had that number.
Once you become a killer, the job now is to kill all your opponents. You
accomplish this by hitting the double of THEIR number and they kill you by
hitting the double of your number. One important note, if you hit your own
double after you have become a killer you DO kill yourself! Each time a kill
occurs, one life is erased from that player's tallies. Once the player has no
lives left that player is out of the game. Play continues until the only one
player has any life left.
Variations of this game can be played to adjust to the players' level. You could
use all triples for stronger players or require a double bull to become a
killer. For weaker players, use the thin inner wedge of the number. On occasion,
I have had several average players and one "I never picked up a dart before"
kind of person (notice they always seem to win!?!). So what I do is set that the
"new player" only has to hit the thin or thick single wedge to become a killer
or kill while the rest of us have to hit doubles. With all the combinations
available it's easy to balance the play to be fun for everyone.
Strategy: There really
isn't much strategy to this game but I can offer a couple of tips. First, try
not to hit a number right next to some one else's. If you do, you will get
accidental kills from people who were trying to kill the other player. Also
players will tend to aim at that spot with the thought that there is more chance
to kill someone if they don't yet have a favorite enemy yet.
Another tip is to try to stay neutral and to kill people evenly. If you blast
someone, while ignoring other players it will be remembered for several games
and that player will be out to get you.
Often the players try to take out the stronger players who have a better chance
of killing them than the weaker players. This can often lead to the worst player
wining the game because when the smoke clears, the stronger player will probably
only have one life left. The weaker player, on the other hand, probably has all
three lives left because that player was left alone. The weaker player now only
has to hit one dart to win the game.
If you throw a bulls-eye left-handed and you can manage to hit the double-bull,
you will probably win the game. Although, I did this once and no one (myself
included) could hit the double and we gave up and started over. I couldn't
become a killer and no one could kill me!