Game Rules

Dartboard  |  Setting Up The Board/Oche  |  Checkouts

How To Play
The dart board is divided into 20 segments with a bull in the middle. Each segment has a number between 1-20. Within these numbers there are split into a single (black/white), a treble the small target (red/green) and a double the outer target. Each player starts with a score of 501 and the winner is the first player to diminish that score to zero, however, you must finish your score with either a double or a bull shot.

Dart

The dart is divided into four parts, the tip, the barrel, the shaft and the flight. All these parts come in many different styles. Some players prefer heavy barrels, whilst others very light.

Setting up the board and oche

The dart board should be setup as follows. The bull should measure 5′8 from the ground, whilst the distance to throw 7′9 1/4. It’s been said that the perfect height for a darts player is 6′1 1/4, such as John Lowe, Eric Bristow, John Part, Raymond Van Barneveld.


Checkouts

There are many different checkout routes to finish your game. The highest been a 170 (T20, T20, Bulls-eye).