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Darts: Rules of the Game

By: Sally Vilee

The origin of darts goes back to the medieval times when people did not have television or any other modern entertainment means. Then games like darts were a welcome respite from boredom. This game has adorned innumerable common rooms, billiard rooms or activity rooms. Even today it is a regular feature of bars and family game rooms. It is a fun game to play.

There are basic rules to the game of darts, and there are variations. Once the basics are learned, however, the variations can be picked up and agreed between rivals before the game begins. No matter how you are playing, though, safety is a concern. Make sure that you are careful of others, as a dart can inflict serious and lasting damage.

Darts are usually played between two people or two teams. Every one usually gets nine throws before the beginning of the game, for warm-up purposes. After the warm up, it is time to determine which team or person goes first. Everyone get a turn, and the team or person who ends up closest to the bull's eye gets the first turn.

Usually two sets of darts in two different colors are used. Each turn is a set of three throws. The two antagonists get their turns alternatively. After the first set is thrown the darts are left where they were, then the opponent throws the second set. This explains why first chance is significant because it leaves fewer options for the person who gets second chance.

Darts that fall off of the board less than five seconds after the person's final throw do not count. A throw that sticks to another dart or falls off the board receives no score. It is important to note that the darts only have to stay on through one person's turn. So the first person does get to count up the score before the second person or team member throws.

Your score depends on the position where on the board the dart lands. The closer it is to the bull's eye, the higher will be your score. When you look at the target, you notice different wedges and rings intersecting them. In the outermost ring, you gain points according to the number hit. Inside the next ring, that number is doubled and inside the third ring it is tripled. There are two rings for the bull's eye: the outer is worth 25 points and the inner is worth 50 points.

Once these basic rules to the game of darts are learned, it is possible to play other games with variants on the rules. The most popular games are known as "Cricket" and "301." The point of 301 is to be the first team or person to reduce their score from 301 down to zero. Points are taken off according to position on the target. The trick, though, is get down to exactly zero. Cricket is more intricate and complicated game that requires more skill and makes use of the numbers 15 and 20.

Darts is an old game with rich heritage. It is a fun game to spend time with friends and family since you can play and at the same time converse. The game gets more enjoyable if you know the rules and scoring method well.

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Sally Vilee is the chief editor for F darts, the #1 source on the internet for information about darts. For more articles on darts visit: www.udarts.com/articles

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