Rules of Darts and Distance from the Board

The game of darts began in medieval England. Darts were used to help teach archery and were thrown at the bottoms of empty wine barrels. The students would take their darts to the local pubs to show off the skills they had learned. In the 1900’s, darts rules became similar to the ones we use today.

Dartboards
Modern dartboards are made from sisal, which is also used to make ropes. Regulation dartboards measure 17 3/4 inches in diameter and are divided equally into 20 sections. Each section is numbered from 1 to 20. The number 20 is always at the top of the dartboard. The dartboard must be hung so that the bull's eye in the center of the board is 5 feet 8 inches from the ground. Darts must be thrown from behind a line on the floor called an oche. This must be 17 feet 9 3/4 inches away from the board. The outer ring on a dartboard doubles the score of the section the dart landed in, so if a dart landed in the outer ring of the number 20, then 40 points would be scored. There is also a smaller ring running through the middle of the numbers which trebles the score of the dart. If a dart lands in the treble section of the number 20, then 60 points are scored.

Darts
Darts must weigh between 1 and 2 ounces and must be no longer than 12 inches in length. Professional darts are usually made from tungsten but can also be made from brass. Tungsten is used because it is a heavy metal and less of the material is used and this means the darts can be made smaller in size. The flights on a dart are usually made from nylon or a plastic polymer.

How to Play Darts
Darts is a game between two players who take it in turns to throw a set of three darts at the dartboard from behind the oche. When the game begins, both players have a score of 501. After they have each thrown a set of three darts, the score they achieved is subtracted from the previous total. The game is completed when one of the players reaches zero by scoring a double, which is the outer ring on the dartboard, or by scoring a bull's eye. If a player goes "bust," meaning he scores more points than he actually needs, his score returns to what it was before the most recent set of darts was thrown.

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