Dart Game Encyclopedia

Showing 9 of 157 dart game variants with rules, scoring, and strategy

Bullseye Baseball

Baseball variant where you must hit bullseye each inning before runs count.

2–8 players~30 min

TR-002teamterritorialintermediate

Battleship Darts

Secretly place fleet on dartboard segments. Throw darts to locate and sink opponent's ships. Strategic guessing game.

2–4 players~35 min

CH-003teamchaseintermediate

Grand National

Horse race themed. Race anticlockwise twice around the board with hurdles at certain numbers. Handicaps can be applied.

2–8 players~30 min

TR-027regionalterritorialintermediate

Yorkshire Cricket

Cricket on a Yorkshire board. No treble shortcuts means closing numbers takes pure accuracy.

2–4 players~30 min

AC-025regionalaccumulationintermediate

Preston Game

Played on a clay or plasticine board. Race twice around the board, then finish with two double-20s.

2–4 players~30 min

SM-005regionalsimulationintermediate

Dartball

Played on a 4-foot board with a baseball diamond layout. Church league staple since the 1920s, primarily Midwestern USA.

2–18 players~60 min2 videos

SM-015regionalsimulationintermediate

Vogelpik

Traditional Belgian/Dutch game played on a 7-inch straw board with birchwood darts. Name means 'bird peck.'

2–8 players~30 min

SM-006noveltysimulationintermediate

DOLF

Golf-like dart game using all 20 segments as holes. Invented September 1, 1999 by Keith and Mike Meyer. Regulated by the World Dolf Federation (WDFF).

2–8 players~45 min1 video

SM-009noveltysimulationintermediate

Golf Darts

Generic golf-darts format with 9 or 18 holes. Double ring = 1 stroke, treble = 2, miss = 5. Lowest total wins.

2–8 players~30 min2 videos