The Dartboard

The dartboard is divided into 21 segments - in the valence of 1 to 20 and the center SingleBull = 25 and BullsEye = 50 points.

The arrangement of the numbers on the darts board was set in 1896 by Brian Gamlin and should serve to punish inaccuracy, which is why in addition to the very large numbers are often very small numbers. The inner ring is the triple.

If an arrow hits this area, the value of the field triples. The outer ring doubles the score.

Dartboards with this arrangement are referred to as London boards and go to the o. G. English carpenter Brian Gamlin back. The Steeldarts Board is made of sisal. Cheap discs are made of cork or paper. The London Board is available in different designs and with different segment subdivision (wire) techniques. There are also the so-called coach boards, where the triple, double rings are smaller.

The board itself is made from compressed sisal fibres.

The standard international dartboard is known as the "clock" board. The standard dartboard measurement is 18 inches in diameter and has 20 numbered, pie-shaped segments of equal size, plus the bull's-eye.

Each numbered segment has a double ring on the outside perimeter of the scoring area and an interior triple ring (which count as double and triple of that number respectively).

The bull's-eye has an outerbull.

Mount the board flush to the wall - not leaning like a picture - with the 20 at the top.

Since darts often bounce out of the dartboard, never put a dartboard up near windows or breakables or where anyone could walk between the throwline and the dartboard. Also, if you have a hard floor, such as concrete or wood, you may want to consider getting a dart mat.

Dart Board Height: 5 feet. 8 inches (1,73 m) from floor to the center of the bull's-eye.

Distance from front of the dartboard to the throwing line:

• Seel Tip: 7 feet 9 1/4 inches (2,37 m)
• Soft Tip: 8 feet 0 inches (2,44 m)

To mark the throw line a simple piece of tape will suffice.

The place to play dart should be a very well lit place.

The darts are usually used using a combination of metal, nylon and plastic for the points, barrels, shafts and fletching. The exact style and make-up of the dart will vary according to the player’s style and ability (or what pub you’re in!) but they must weigh no more than 50g and be no longer than 300mm.

The rules of darts are very simple and have basically been discussed in previous sections. Some key points to note are as follows:

• Which player takes the first turn in a game is decided by throwing a single dart each with the nearest to the bull taking the first throw
• A throw consists of throwing three darts unless the game is won in fewer
• Only darts in the board at the end of the throw are counted and ones that bounce or fall out cannot be thrown again
• If a player scores more than their remaining points total their throw ends and is scored zero

A player scores points by throwing the darts at the board. Each player throws three darts on their turn with the maximum score being 180, achieved by hitting three treble 20s. The bull is worth 50 points, the outer bull 25 points and the various numbers score their own value, unless they are doubled (the outer rim) or trebled.