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Dart Game Encyclopedia

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pubsimulationbeginner

Shove Ha'penny

Based on the traditional British pub game. Hit beds 1-9 three times each. Excess hits are gifted to your opponent.

2 players~18 min
pubsimulationbeginner

Baseball Darts

Nine innings targeting the corresponding number each inning. Singles = 1 run, doubles = 2, trebles = 3.

2–8 players~25 min
pubsimulationintermediate

Bullseye Baseball

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

2–8 players~30 min
pubsimulationintermediate

Football Darts

Hit bullseye for possession, score goals via doubles. First to 10 goals wins.

2–4 players~25 min
pubsimulationadvanced

Snooker Darts

Follows snooker rules. Numbers 1-15 are reds, 16-20 and bull are colors. Alternate potting reds and colors.

2 players~35 min
pubsimulationadvanced

Tennis Darts

Full tennis scoring with service games, sets, and tiebreaks on the dartboard.

2–4 players~35 min
pubsimulationbeginner

Bowls Darts

Modeled on lawn bowls. Set a target (jack), then throw to get closest. Nearest to jack scores.

2–6 players~15 min
pubsimulationbeginner

Bowling Darts

Simulates ten-pin bowling on a dartboard. Strikes and spares scored like real bowling. Max 300.

2–8 players~20 min
regionalsimulationintermediate

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 min
regionalsimulationadvanced

Javelot

Traditional Picardy (France) game using foot-long steel-tipped darts thrown underarm at a target.

2–6 players~30 min
regionalsimulationbeginner

Flechettes

French version of darts using concentric scoring rings instead of numbered segments.

2–6 players~20 min
regionalsimulationintermediate

Vogelpik

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

2–8 players~30 min
regionalsimulationbeginner

Tikanheitto

Finnish dart game played on a 34cm board with concentric rings scored 1-10. Popular at Midsummer celebrations.

2–8 players~20 min
noveltysimulationintermediate

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 min
noveltysimulationintermediate

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 min