Tungsten Darts Glossary -Ⅰ

Tungsten is an extremely dense metal, heavier than lead. It is also very durable, so a high-density tungsten dart resists wear and the grip will last much longer. On softer metal darts, the grooves and rough knurling may wear down fairly quickly from skin acid, friction, and hitting other darts. Originally tungsten was only a small percentage of the dart barrel (40 - 50%), today most tungsten darts are between 80 and 95% tungsten.

Today let’s learn some glossaries of tungsten dart from A to G!

-A-
ANNIE'S ROOM - The number One (1).

ARROWS - Another term for darts.

ARCHER - Refers to a player who throws very quick smooth darts

-B-
BABY TON - A score of 95, usually by scoring five 19s.

BAG O' NUTS - A score of 45.

BARREL - The metal body of the darts where they are gripped.

BASEMENT - The double-3.

BOTTOM OF THE BOARD - The numbers on the bottom half of the dartboard.

BOUNCE OUT - When a dart hits a wire on the board flush-on and bounces back off the dartboard. Can be potentially dangerous to spectators who are too close.

BREAKFAST - (or BED 'N' BREAKFAST) A score of 26, made up of a single-5, single-20, single-1 in a game of x01. This is a common score in darts because players aiming for the 20 sector (which contains the highest scoring area on the dartboard) will often accidentally hit the 1 and the 5 sectors, which are located on either side of the 20. The term comes from the typical price of a bed-and-breakfast in times gone by: 2 shillings and sixpence, or "two and six". (See also "CHIPS")

BUCKET/BAG OF NAILS - Landing all three darts in the 1s.

BUCKSHOT - A throw when darts land wildly all over the dartboard.

BULL-OFF - See DIDDLE FOR THE MIDDLE.

BULLSEYE (or BULL) - The bull's eye, which has an Outer Bull and an Inner Bull.

BUST - Hitting more than you needed in an x01 game. The darts do not count and the player begins his next turn on the same score he had prior to.

-C-
CRICKET - In a Cricket game this refers to high scores base on the number of darts scored. For example a triple-20, single-20, single-20 would be called a C-5 because "5 darts" were scored with three darts .
CHAMPAGNE BREAKFAST - Hitting treble 20, treble 1 and treble 5 in three darts (see "BREAKFAST")

CHIPS - A score of 26. (See also: "BREAKFAST")

CHUCKER - A player who just "chucks" the darts at the board, doesn't aim or care.


CIRCLE IT - When a player scores a single digit (less than 10) with three darts, his team-mates would shout out "Circle it!" to the scorekeeper to highlight the terrible throw. A variation on this tradition is to draw a fish around the score, often leading to aquarium-related jokes being aimed at particularly poor or unlucky players.

CLOCK - The dartboard itself, usually in the context of "ROUND THE CLOCK".

CORK - The center of the dartboard. This comes from the cork in the end of a keg where it is tapped. The ends of kegs were used for targets in the game's early days.
COVER - A term frequently used by Sid Wadell, meaning aiming for treble 19.

-D-
DAIRYLEA DARTS - A throw that is 'spread' around the board, named after the cheese spread Dairylea.

DEVIL - The treble-6, so called due to '666', and the fact that it is often hit in error when going for treble-13 or treble-10.

DIDDLE FOR THE MIDDLE - A throw to see who gets one dart closer to the bullseye to determine who throws first in the game. Also known as a "BULL OFF", "MIDDLE FOR MIDDLE" and "OUT FOR BULL".

DOUBLE - The thin outer ring of the dartboard. In standard x01 games, a double counts for two times the number hit.

DOUBLE-BULL - On dartboards configured with a bullseye consisting of two concentric circles, the outer circle is commonly green and worth 25 and the inner circle is commonly red and worth 50 points. Hitting the innermost ring of this type of bullseye is a "DOUBLE-BULL". (See also: "BULLSEYE")

DOUBLE IN - A variant of x01 in which a double is needed to start the game.

DOUBLE TOP - The double 20.

DOUBLE TROUBLE - Not being able to hit the double needed to win the game.

DOWNSTAIRS - The lower portion of the dartboard, usually in reference to the 19s in a game of x01.

-E-
EASY IN - A game that requires no special shot to begin scoring.

EDDIE SHUFFLE - The art of adjusting ones stance or position along the ockey in an attempt to circumnavigate a troublesome 'blocking' dart. Also referred to as The Milk Float.

-F-
FEATHERS -The number 33.

FOGLE - A series of castaway darts thrown with no other purpose than to irritate opponents.

FLIGHTS - The "feathers" of the dart that give it aerodynamic float. Also known as wings.

-G-
GAME ON - Advises all players that the match has now started

GAME SHOT - Signifies that the match winning double has been hit

GRANNY - A lose without scoring, see SHUT OUT

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