How To Play Darts?

Darts can be a very fun game to play. It is an old game that goes back to medieval times and ways to amuse the bored, who did not have access to televisions and other modern amusements. Darts has provided many a tavern, common room, and billiard room with activity. And today it continues to provide a unique activity for many in bars and in family game rooms.

Like every game darts has its own set of basic rules and variations. After you get the hang of the basics you can work on the variations with the opponent and mutually agree on the terms. Darts can cause serious and lasting damage so just be careful of others. Whatever variation you play have safety as a major concern.

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.

If your darts fall off of the board less than five seconds after your final throw they do not count. Also, the throw that sticks to another dart or falls off the board receives no score. The darts only have to stay on through one person's turn. So the first person gets to count up the score before the second person throws.

The scoring depends on how closer your hit has been to the bulls eye. There are wedges on the dartboard that are cross-sectioned by rings. In the outer ring score is according to number hit, in the second ring number gets doubled and in the third ring tripled. The bull's eye has two rings. The outer one scores 25 and the inner gets you 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.