Why are the numbers on a dartboard in a strange order?

The numbers are placed in an order to encourage accuracy and punish inaccuracy. The placing of low scoring numbers either side of large numbers e.g. 1 and 5 either side of 20, 3 and 2 either side of 17, 4 and 1 either side of 18, will punish poor throwing.

How many numbered segments does a dart board have?

20 numbered sections
The standard dartboard is divided into 20 numbered sections, scoring from 1 to 20 points, by wires running from the small central circle to the outer circular wire.

What is the highest possible score in a single throw in a darts game?

The highest single Number is a 20. The Highest Single Points for a single number is Bullseye (25 points) and Double Bullseye (50 points). The highest scoring single dart number is the Triple 20 (60 points).

How are the numbers arranged on a dart board?

The Dartboard Sequence The arrangement of the numbers around the circumference of a standard dart board is as shown below 20 1 18 4 13 6 10 15 2 17 3 19 7 16 8 11 14 9 12 5 Oddly enough, no one seems to know for sure how this particular arrangement was selected.

Are there any darts numbers that are easy to remember?

The numbers 13 through 20 may take some practice. The 15 and the 20 again should be quite easy to remember seeing as they’re even numbers, easy to deduce through calculations. The ones that require the most practice are the doubles and treble for 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, and 19.

What are the scoring rules for a darts game?

You have the two most common versions, the 301 and the 501 version, where you start a game with 301 or 501 points, and your main goal is to reach 0. There is a version called cricket, where the scoring rules imply that your goal is to be the first one to open or close all the cricket numbers and have a higher total.

How many times does s’appear in the last term of the dartboard sequence?

Each of the numbers from 1 to 20 appears three times in the summation inside the square brackets in the last term, so that summation equals 630, and hence S’ = S. (The same identity applies to the N+1 complement for sums of squares of every sum of k consecutive terms of a circular arrangement of the first N integers.)

Which is the right side of the dartboard?

[Note: For those new to the game of darts the left-hand side of the dartboard is recommended as there are proportionately more high numbers grouped there, i.e. 16, 8, 11, 14, 9 and 12. No huge scores can be guaranteed with this tactic, but at least you’ll never hit 5’s or 1’s. (At least that’s the theory!)

What are the low scoring numbers on a dartboard?

The placing of low scoring numbers either side of large numbers e.g. 1 and 5 either side of 20, 3 and 2 either side of 17, 4 and 1 either side of 18, will punish poor throwing. If you shoot for the 20 segment, the penalty for lack of accuracy is to land in either a 1 or a 5. That is basically it.

How big is the standard international dart board?

The standard international dartboard is known as the “clock” board. It is 18 inches in diameter and has 20 numbered, pie-shaped segments of equal size, plus the bull’s-eye. >>>More About General Rules. Number of Players: Two individual players or two teams. Numbers in Play: 20,19,18,17,16,15, and bull’s-eye.