Dart Game Encyclopedia
Showing 12 of 163 dart game variants with rules, scoring, and strategy
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Manchester Log-End Game
Played on a tiny 10-inch jet-black board. Hit 1-20 in order, at least one double, re-hit that double, finish on bull. Extremely challenging.
London Fives 505
Played on a 12-segment board numbered only in multiples of 5 (5/10/15/20) with extremely narrow doubles and trebles.
Ipswich Fives 505
Same layout as London Fives but with wider beds, making it slightly more accessible.
Preston Game
Played on a clay or plasticine board. Race twice around the board, then finish with two double-20s.
Lincoln Board Game
Yorkshire-type board that is entirely black. Standard formats: pairs 701, singles 501, team 1501.
Irish Black
Yorkshire layout on an entirely black surface made from elm or poplar wood. Traditional Irish variant.
Grimsby Board Game
Played on a board with 28 scoring sections. One of the rarest regional boards — exact rules largely lost to history.
Tonbridge Trebles
Outer ring is trebles, doubles in tiny triangular beds. No conventional trebles ring. Unique regional design.
Hampshire Board Game
Standard size with standard wires but no treble ring and no outer bull. Hampshire/Basingstoke regional variant.
Norfolk Board Game
10-inch elm board that required regular soaking to prevent drying. Used until the 1940s.
Burton Board Game
Yorkshire-like board with two unique 1-inch-square boxes. Only one surviving example known. Extremely rare.
Bath Board Game
Log-end board from elm or poplar. Earliest documented use circa 1906. Historic regional variant.