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Though a number of similar games using various boards and rules exist, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules. Darts is both a professional throwing sport and a traditional pub game. Darts is commonly played in the British Isles, and recreationally enjoyed around the world.
The player throwing the darts is the "batter". Each dart thrown is the same as a pitch in baseball. Darts may be thrown overhanded, underhanded or both depending on league rules. Players throw darts towards the playing field from the pitcher's line at a distance of 25 feet. Where the dart lands on the board determines the outcome of each pitch.
Halve it is a darts game popular in the United Kingdom and parts of North America where competitors try to hit previously agreed targets on a standard dart board. [1] Failure to do so within a single throw (3 darts) results in the player losing half their accumulated score.
To start the game, each player or one player from each team throws one dart. This is known as the "diddle". The player whose dart lands closest to the center goes first. Generally, if both players' darts are in the same section of the bullseye, or in the event of a tie, each player throws another dart until there is an obvious winner.
See also Playing darts and Scoring for full rules. The game almost exactly follows the rules of the classic 501 darts game. Two professionals (one or two controlled by the player) throw darts onto the dartboard to decrease their score to 0, but they must end with a double. The only exception is the World Grand Prix where players must also start ...
A leg is a single game in the sport of darts. Most darts matches are played over a number of legs. Most darts matches are played over a number of legs. Alternatively, a match may be divided into sets , with each set being contested often on a first to 3 legs or first to 5 legs basis.
Darts is a game that involves the throwing of small missiles at a circular target, called a dartboard. [3] It is one of the few traditional pub games that remains popular to the present day. When played at a professional level the game adheres to a specific board design and set of rules, but as a pub game, it can encompass several variants ...
Standard dartboard. A nine-dart finish, also known as a nine-darter, is a perfect leg or single game in the sport of darts.The object of the game is to score a set number of points, most commonly 501; in order to win, a player must reach the target total exactly and hit a double scoring area with their last dart.