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.
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.
When the actual game begins, a turn consists of three throws. Two sets of darts, distinct from each other are used. The first player throws his set of darts and leaves them in place. And then the second player throws his set of darts. Thus, getting the first turn is important because the second person or team has fewer options.
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.
Scoring usually works according to where on the board the dart lands. The closer to the bull's eye, the higher the score. When looking at the target, one notices different wedges and rings cross-secting them. In the very outer ring, points are awarded according to the number hit. Inside the next ring, that number is doubled and then tripled inside the third ring. There are two rings for the bull's eye: the outer is worth 25 points and the inner is worth 50 points.
After learning these basic rules of the game of darts you can play other games with variants on the rules. Some of the popular games are Cricket and 301. The point of 301 is to be the first team to reduce your score from 301 down to zero. You take points according to the position on the target. Of course, the trick is get down to exactly zero. Cricket is a more 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.
Sally Vilee is the owner of F darts, the web's premier resource for information about darts. For more articles on darts visit: www.udarts.com/articles
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