What do the colors mean on a dartboard?

Scoring. The red circle in the middle, made of hard wood, is called bulls eye and worth 50 points. It counts as a double. The four green fields surround bulls eye are worth 25 points. The numbers 1 through 20 placed around the board are nominal values for darts hitting the respective fields or sectors.

What is the best thing to put behind a dart board?

Plan on having a backstop behind your dartboard. This could be cork, soft wood planks, or covered cardboard. You want something that the dart will stick into but won’t show a hole when you pull it out. I used a large piece of heavy cardboard that I covered in dark grey felt.

Why are the numbers on a dart board in that order?

The numbering of a standard dartboard is designed in such a way as to cut down the incidence of ‘lucky shots’ and reduce the element of chance. The numbers are placed in such a way as to encourage accuracy.

What game is on the other side of a dart board?

The most commonly found darts games on the other side of a dartboard are baseball darts and the classic black and white darts game.

What games can you play with darts?

Dartboard GamesStandard 701, 501, 301. Standard #01 Game. Board Setup. Around the Clock. Around the Clock. Players: Two Players. 180 Around the Clock. 180 Around the Clock. Chase the Dragon. Chase the Dragon. Cricket. Cricket. Cricket (Wickets & Runs) Cricket (Wickets & Runs) English. Hare and Hounds. Hare and Hounds. Fives. Fives.

How do you play American Darts?

The game is for individual players or teams. To start, each team throws one dart at the cork (or bullseye). Whichever team is closest to the center shoots first, the next closest team will shoot second, etc. The first player shoots three darts, scoring the in standard “traditional” manner.

What happens if a dart falls out?

Each player throws up to three darts as needed in each turn. If a dart bounces out of the board or is knocked out, the dart does not count nor may it be thrown again. If a dart falls out of the board before it is scored or pulled out by the player, it does not count.

How far away from a dart board are you supposed to be?

Dart Board Measurements: Standard height from the floor to the bullseye on the dartboard is 5 feet 8 inches, while the oche (distance between the front of the board and the toeline) should measure 7 feet 9.25inches.

What happens when a dart sticks in another dart?

Each dart thrown counts against the three in the player’s turn. But any dart that misses, bounces off or falls from the board, earns no score. If a dart sticks in another dart, it counts as a throw but gets no score.

Can you end darts on a triple?

The most common objective is to reduce a fixed score, commonly 301 or 501, to zero (“checking out”). The final dart must land in either the bullseye or a double segment to win. Not all three darts need to be thrown on the final turn; the game can be finished on any of the three darts.

How rare is a 9 dart finish?

A nine-dart finish, also known as a nine-darter, is a perfect leg in the sport of darts, using only nine darts, the fewest possible, to check out from 501.

What’s the highest checkout in darts?

170

How many ways can you get a 9 dart finish?

There are 3944 different ways to complete the 9-dart leg. Of course you can get to a 144 or 147 finish That occurs when you are switching to T19 in the first two visits in case the T20 bed looks covered.

What is harder a 9 darter or a 147?

World Snooker Champion Mark Williams is also extremely proficient with a set of darts but believes a 147 is much harder, having gone close to a nine-darter with efforts of ‘six or seven’. A similar survey of current and ex-dart professionals produced an equally lop-sided view in favour of the nine-darter.

Why do dart players go for 19?

It could be blocking the treble 20 bed, or the dart could be vulnerable to allowing darts to bounce out. Players also like to build up a rhythm. If the first dart is miles away from treble 20, they have no marker, so they may want to go to 19s to try their luck.