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THE COMPLEAT DART THROWER
DARTS is one of
the finest games of
skill ever invented.
It demands a keen
eye,a steady hand,
mental judgment
and a head for figures
and for beer.
The dart board is circular,two inches
thick and eighteen inches in diameter;
its face is divided by wires into twenty
segments valued from i to 20in irregular
sequence. The Bull's-eye, a half-inch
circle, counts 50 and the "outer" 25.
In addition there are two circular strips,
the outer strip cotmting double the
number of the segment concerned and the inner
strip treble.
The boardstandsfivefeeteightinchesfrom the Bull's-
eye to the ground,the thrower stands nine feet away
from the board and the loser stands everyone a drink.
Three darts are used, each player throwing all of
them in turn.
Scoring—Before a player can score, a dart must be
lodged in the narrow double strip; after this,each dart
scores according to the values stated above. The total
score required is always an odd number—usually 301
or 501 (looi in team games). Each score obtained is
subtracted from the agreed total and the winner is he
who first reaches o with a double ... It is essential
to end with a double.
(N.B.—^The references herein to a double relate to numbers,
but there is nothing in the rules preventing the winner
ending with another kind of"double")
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