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  • Darts League Play

    Darts Leagues are similar to other sports leagues, such as bowling or softball leagues. There are many variations, but the following is a general outline that applies to most dart leagues.

    Leagues may be run by a group of volunteers, or the league may be run as a business. A group of players, (usually from 4 to 8) form each team, who play one night a week for a season, which may run from 8 to 40 weeks in length. During the season, each team normally plays each of the other teams several times.

    In most areas, each team member must join a Darts Association, paying annual dues (typically $5-$40). This entitles you to participate in league activities, get the newsletter, if any, and sometimes get a patch, pin, or shirt with the assn. logo.

    Each darts team must also usually pay a team fee every season, ($10 to $75) which goes towards paying the statistician, printing scoresheets, buying trophies, jackets, etc. In many cases, the team fee is paid for by the sponsoring darts bar or pub. The bar will sometimes provide team shirts, imprinted with the bar logo and team name.

    Some leagues also have nightly fees, or player fees. These are usually in the $2 to $10 per night range, and is normally paid back at the end of the season as prize money, or as perks such as a major party, pre-paid trip to an out-of-town tournament, or as jackets. (One soft-tip league in Texas gives every member a 4-day trip to Las Vegas at the end of the season. They fill an entire chartered plane once each year!)

    If several bars participate in the League, then play is usually Home-and-Away, meaning that you play at your home bar every other week, and visit at the other teams' bars the alternate weeks. Some leagues, called In-House Leagues, play all games at just one location.Leagues in most areas play on weekday evenings, although there are quite a few local exceptions. Typical start time is 8pm, with play normally lasting from 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 hours. Play consists of a variety of games of '01 and sometimes Cricket (see DARTS RULES), with Singles, Doubles, and Team matches usually played.

    Don't be afraid to join a dart league, due to concern about your throwing ability... Most leagues are split into divisions, of different skill levels, or have some sort of handicapping system.

    sourcewww.cyberdarts.com

  • Dart Throwing Tips!

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    Darts does require a great deal of practice and is definitely a game of skill. You will eventually develop your own stance, grip and style of throw.

    You can try throwing in the styles of professional darts players but you should be able to find your own style eventually. You should feel comfortable both with the darts in your hands and standing at the oche, this will lead to better game results each time. You will achieve this eventually through constant practice and this alone.

    Dart Throwing Tips

    Darts does require a great deal of practice and is definitely a game of skill. You will eventually develop your own stance, grip and style of throw.

    You can try throwing in the styles of professional darts players but you should be able to find your own style eventually. You should feel comfortable both with the darts in your hands and standing at the oche, this will lead to better game results each time. You will achieve this eventually through constant practice and this alone.
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  • Soft Tip Darts (Electronic Darts)

    1. Description

    A light weight dart with a soft plastic point is thrown at a dartboard consisting of a perforated plastic face. Each hole in the board is sized to fit the dart point and has beveled edges to facilitate entry of the point. A series of sensors and circuits behind the face of the dartboard note the impact and inform the central computer processor, which calulates and displays the score for the players to see.Note: The score displayed by the dart machine usually cannot be corrected, and the rule for league play is: "the machine is always right!" No matter how badly it actually mis-scored.

    In 1999, the recommended maximum weight for soft tip darts was raised to 18 grams, for league and tournament play. The actual dart machines used in bars can accomodate darts up to 25 grams or more, without damage to the board. However, darts over 20 grams tend to break more tips, so their use is discouraged. Check with your local league to see if they enforce any weight limits, as some are quite strict, and other leagues may not care what you throw.

    2. Manufacturers

    Most coin-op machines in the USA are made by Arachnid or Medalist. The major coin-op darts machine manufacturers also help setup leagues to play on their machines, and have national competitions.Quite a few companies import and market home versions of soft-tip darts machines.

    3 Measurements

    Most games are played about the same way as for steel-pointed darts, except that the throwing distance is 8 feet for soft-tip machines. The height to the center of the board (the Bull) is 68 inches, the same height as an English Clockface Bristle Dartboardoard. Rules of play and weight limits for Soft-tip darts are generally set by the manufacturers at their annual meetings.

    Source: www.cyberdarts.com

  • Dartboard Cabinets

    Oak Scroll Top Dart Board Cabinet

    Source: www.dartsboardscabinets.com

    Ok so you have your dartboard, do you just hang it naked on the wall or do you get a dart board cabinet. Well if you value your wall, you need a cabinet, the walls soon start to look like it’s had an attack of woodworm especially if you are a beginner at the sport. Besides it looks better as well..

    The cabinets can be simple affairs or exotic metal monsters. The type of cabinet you get depends on the board you have. For the bristle dart boards small wooden cabinets will suffice and the choice is extensive. There are various colors available and some of them have fancy designs, like a work of art you hang on the wall and are shaped to look like old style clocks. The other advantage of a dart board cabinet is that they have a scoreboard on the doors when you open them out, and a lot of them have some sort of storage system to put your darts in to keep things neat and tidy..

    An Electronic dart board needs a bigger cabinet, as the board is bigger to accommodate the electronics. Again there are some really nice cabinets available from a plain oak cabinet to cabinets with fancy inlays but the main thing is that they are bigger and fit all of the wall mounted electronic dart boards. Some of them go to town and have a drawer as well to put all your darts stuff in. The cabinets come in various colors so you can get one to suit your furniture; they have light, medium and dark colors .So give your games room some class, get yourself a good looking cabinet to put your dart board into and enjoy.

  • Dartboards which Dart Board to go for?

    What a choice of dart boards we have these days, my own favourite type is the electronic dart board, no more CHALKING. Its no surprise to me that a lot of these boards are called cricketmaster or some such thing, as it gets rid of the chore of scoring in cricket which is more complicated than the standard 501 game.

    But I think that improves things tremendously, as it gets rid of the boring scoring ritual, and makes the game both quicker and more fun. I tried out the a

    rcade style dart board at an exhibition the other day and got completely engrossed, they are much more fun than traditional dartboards especially for cricket.

    There is also a home version of the electronic dart board which are almost as good as the expensive ones in the arcades and bars. The drawback? When the dart misses the board or falls out, the tip breaks. Well maybe not every time, but often enough, so make sure when you are using the soft tip darts on these boards, have some spare tips.

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  • Nine dart finish

    A nine dart finish is the ultimate checkout in the game of darts, constituting a perfect game. It is notoriously difficult to achieve, even by the game's top professionals. It is considered to be the highest single-game achievement in the sport, similar to a maximum 147 break in snooker, a 300-point game in bowling, a perfect game in baseball, a golden set in tennis, or hitting six sixes in an over in cricket.

    First televised nine-darter

    The first televised nine dart finish was achieved at the World Matchplay championship on October 13, 1984 by John Lowe,[1][2] who used the second method (with the T17 first, then T18, D18) above as his outshot after scoring two maximum 180s. For this he received a prize of £102,000, and he went on to win the whole event.

    Source: From Wikipedia

  • How to Care for Dartboards

    The world's best players demand bristle dartboards, and so should you. Applying regular care and maintenance to your dartboard will keep the darts flying and the players happy.

    Instructions

      Dartboard Maintenance

    1. Every two weeks, remove the metal number ring from your dartboard.
    2. Move the "20" through to the next blank segment. The "20" now becomes the "12," and so on.
    3. Repeat the procedure more often or less often as use and wear dictate.

    Source: By Dan Gaz, eHow Contributor

  • A Brief History of Darts

    The sport of darts began as training in the martial arts, (well, the martial art of archery). Darts began in Medieval England. Historians surmise, because they don't know for certain, that those teaching archery shortened some arrows and had their students throw them at the bottom of an empty wine barrel.

    bottom of barrel

    The fact that the bottom of an empty wine barrel was used is a clue to how the game developed into a pastime. It is thought that the soldiers took their shortened arrows with them to the local drinking establishment to both exhibit their skill and have fun at the same time. When the bottoms of wine barrels proved to be inconvenient or in short supply, some inventive dart thrower brought in a cross-section of a moderate sized tree.

    The "board" provided rings, and when it dried out, the cracks provided further segmentation. This cracked and dried board began to evolve into what we think of as the current dart board.

    A game as fun as darts could not be hidden from the upper classes and they soon put their own stamp on the game. The oft married Henry VIII was reputed to enjoy the game immensely. So much so, that he was given a beautifully ornate set by Anne Boleyn.

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  • Dartboard Equipment

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    Dartboard

    Before the First World War, pubs in the United Kingdom had dartboards made from solid blocks of wood, usually elm. They had to be soaked overnight to heal the holes made from the darts, and it was a messy business for the publican, although darts was a popular game. This changed when a company called Nodor, whose primary business was making modelling clay (which has no odor, hence the name Nodor), made a dartboard. Their model of dartboard was not a great success until someone came up with the idea of making a dartboard from sisal fibres. Small bundles of sisal fibres of the same length were bundled together. The bundles were then compressed into a disk and bound with a metal ring. It was an instant success, as the darts made little or no damage to the board—they just parted the fibres when they entered the board; this type of board was more durable and required little maintenance.

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  • Dart Leagues Archive

     

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    Spot 1 Bar & Grill proudly features 17 dart boards to
    accommodate even the biggest dart league.

    Our dart leagues run every MONDAY & TUESDAY Night from 7pm - 10pm.
    Our winners receive fabulous prizes.

    Below, we have collected the rules for a few of the most commonly played games on the dart board. Please e-mail us rules for any dart games that you play. However we just ask that you send the rules in a Microsoft Word or Word Perfect file. Enjoy!

    Spot One bar and grill is happy to have collected for you more than 20 popular games you can play on a dartboard. Simply click the name of the game you’d like to learn about. We look forward to seeing you soon.

    '01:

    The object of the game is simple... each player starts with the same score (501, for example) and the first to reduce his score to zero wins.

    Players take turns throwing three darts each and subtract all points scored from their own beginning score (501). Each player removes his darts and marks his score before the opponent throws. Darts that bounce off or miss the board do not score and cannot be rethrown that turn.

    hotdogThe difficult part of the game lies in the finish, known as "going-out". To win, you must reach zero before your opponent, but you must also reach exactly zero, and the dart that brings the score down to zero must be a double. Doubles consist of the numbers in the outside narrow scoring band and the center (small) bullseye, which counts as 50 points and is an actual double of the outer 25-point bull.

    For instance, if you have 2 points left, you must hit a double-1 to bring the score down to zero. From 18 points, a double-9 would work. If you have an odd number left (a number that cannot be divided by 2), then darts must be thrown to reduce the score to an even number, before throwing at a double. For instance, there is no possible double out from 19, so a way to finish would be to throw a single-3 first, reducing the score to 16. The 16 can then be "taken-out" by throwing a double-8.

    The games of 501, 601, 801, 1001, etc. are all played the same way, except for starting with more points. The game of 301 is different, however. Because of the potential for a very short game, 301 has an added difficulty...the game must start with a double. That is, each player must hit a wingsdouble (any double) to start scoring. Each players scoring begins with the score of the first dart that hits a double.

    We have 15 dartboards ready to be spiked. Below you’ll find the rules for some of the greatest games you can play on a dartboard;

    Cricket
    Cricket uses the numbers 15-20 and the bull. The object is for a player to hit each number and the bulls-eye three times. Doubles count as two hits and triples as three. The first player to hit a number three times owns that number and it is said to be opened. Further hits on the opened number score that number of points until his opponent also hits that number three times, then that number is removed from play. Once a player has opened or closed all the required numbers and bull and has equal or more points than his opponent that player wins.

    Golf

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    Golf uses the numbers 1-18. Players alternate turns starting at the number 1 ascending to number 18. A triple on the number you are aiming for is considered a hole in one. A double is a birdie, 2. The area between the bullseye ring and the triple wire on the number you are aiming for is considered a par three. The area between the triple ring and the double ring on the number aimed for is a bogey 4. A complete miss of the number is a double bogey 5. All players play the 18 holes and the lowest score wins. Each player has up to three shots at each hole but only the last dart thrown counts. For example if on the players first dart it scores between the triple ring and double ring on the selected hole the player has the option of taking the 4 and not shooting the last two darts or shooting again hoping to improve on the 4. Since only the last dart shot counts the risk is that the player may end up with a complete miss and pick up a 5.

    Round the Clock
    Often the first game people learn is Round the Clock. Players alternate turns and must hit each number starting at the number 1 and finishing at the number 20. For instance, player one starts and the first dart hits the number 1. On the second dart the player aims for the number 2 but misses. On the third dart the player aims for and hits the number 2 so when this player starts their next turn the player will be aiming for the number 3. The first player to get to 20 wins.

    Baseball
    Baseball uses the numbers 1-9. Players alternate shots starting at the number 1 moving up to the number 9. For example, in the fifth inning the players would shoot at the number 5 and score a run for each hit on the number. The player with the most "runs" at the end of the game is the winner. A perfect game would be 81 runs (9 in each inning). A tied game after 9 innings goes into extra innings starting with the number 10.

    Those are some of the more common games, there are many versions of them and also other unique games, some of which are;

    drink-1GOTCHA!
    Each player begins with 0 points and must reach 301 exactly to win. Players can "Bomb" other players, which reduces their score to zero. This happens when the shooting player equals another player's score with any dart thrown. Therefore it is possible to bomb 3 players in 1 turn.
    Example:
    Player 1's score is 20
    Player 2's score is 50
    Player 3's score is 30
    Player 4 is up.
    The first dart thrown hits the 20-Player 1 gets bomber and goes to zero. The second dart hits the 10 (score is now 30)-Player 3 gets bombed and goes to zero. The third dart hits a 20 (score is now 50) - Player 2 gets bombed and goes to zero. If a player exceeds 301 points that player will bust and the following occurs: This is a good practice game for one player. However, no "Bombs" will go off.

    QUICK CRICKET
    Quick Cricket is played with the numbers 15 through 20 and the bullseye. The first player marks a number three times & "open" all the numbers is the winner. Marks are indicated in the tri-colored lights scoring system at the bottom of the board. One mark is indicated by a green light, two by an amber light, and three by a red (when number is closed). Doubles count as two marks, and triples as three. The scoring window will show zero all the time as no score is required in this game.

    CRICKET OPTIONS
    Cricket is similar to Quick Cricket; in addition, player scores points by hitting the "opened" cricket number (15 through 20 and bullseye). No score can be made for the number that has been closed by all the players. The winner is the first player to open all the numbers and have the highest or equal score. When a player opens all the numbers but is behind in the score, he should continue scoring on his open number.

    CUT THROAT CRICKET
    Cut Throat Cricket is played the same as Cricket except when a player opens a number and begins scoring, the points are given to all opponents that do not have that number Closed. The winner is the first player that opens all the numbers and has the lowest or equal score.

    SCRAM CRICKET
    Scram Cricket is a variation of Cricket. The game consists of 2 rounds. In the first round, player 1 has to "close: 15 - 20 and bullseye, whilst player 2 attempts to get as many scores as he can by hitting the numbers which are still open. Round 1 will be finished if all numbers have been closed. For round 2, the reverse is practiced. The one with the highest score is the winner.

    picherWILD CARD CRICKET
    Wild Card Cricket plays the same as Cricket except the numbers 7 through 20 and the bullseye are used. Six "wild card" numbers will change at random, the bullseye remains constant throughout the game. The drawn number is 2-digit "flashing" shown in the text screen with dot separation between 2 numbers. Once a number is marked by a player, it is locked in and the number will not flash for the rest of the game. All numbers unmarked will randomly change after every turn, until all six "wild card" numbers are locked in. The winner is the first player to open all the numbers and have the highest or equal score.

    DOUBLE DOWN
    The game starts with a base score of 60 for each player, the player has to score by hitting the active segment of the current round. For instance, in the 1st round, the player must throw for the 15 segment. If no 15's are hit, the player's score will be cut by half. The next round is 16 and so on. For DBL and TPL, the player has to hit any double or triple and the same rule will be applied.

    HIGH SCORE
    High score is a game where the player with the highest score at the end of 3 rounds wins. Each player starts with zero points and adds to their score with each throw.

    ACE
    Ace is a practice game to increase accuracy. A random number will appear for each player and each turn. A player must hit the number shown to score points. Point values are as follows: Single segment=1 point, double=2 points, triple=3 points, single bullseye=4 points, double bullseye=6 points. No score will be gained if the desired number is missed. The player with the highest score wins. The number of rounds left is represented by the cricket display.

    KILLER
    To start this game, each player has to select his number by throwing a dart at a particular segment. At this stage the text screen will display "Choose your number" and the number selected will be used for the player throughout the game. No 2 players can select the same number in one game. A player has to first hit the double of his number to become a killer. A killer can then kill the other players by hitting the segments of the other player's number until all their "lives" are killed. The last player with lives will be the winner.

    COUNT-UP
    Score will be accumulated for each dart; the first player who reaches or goes over the set points will be winner.

    SHOOT OUT
    The computer will randomly display a score for the player to hit. One correct hit scores one mark. The first player who hits 11, 12, 13……20 marks depending on the level of difficulty is the winner. If a player does not hit the board within 10 seconds, it will automatically change to another score for the player to hit. The player's score display will show the number of the target left.

    HORSE
    This game will randomly choose a number for all players to hit each round. The player tries to hit the number as many times as possible. A single of the number scores 1 hit, a double scores 2 hits, and a triple scores 3 hits, single bullseye scores4 hits and a double bullseye scores 6 hits. At the beginning, each player has 5 lives. In a round, the player without the highest score will deduct a life. If all players fail to hit the specified number in 3 darts, they will deduct a life. The last player in the game is the winner.

    BERMUDA TRIANGLE
    Each round calls out a designated number or area to hit. They are:
    Round 1-12 Round 6-16 Round 10-19
    Round 2-13 Round 7-17 Round 11-20
    Round 3-14 Round 8-Triple (any) Round 12-Bullseye
    Round 4-Double (any) Round 7-18 Round 11-Double Bullseye
    Round 5-15
    Points are accumulated by any segment of the designated number for each round. For Example: In the first round a player must hit 12. A single 12 = 12 points, a double 12 = 24 points, and a triple 12 = 36 points. In round 4 a player can choose any double, (all three darts can hit a different double and score). And in round 8 a player can choose any triple. If a player misses the designated number or area with all three darts in any round, the player's total score is cut in half. The winner is the player with the highest score.

    SHANGHAI
    Each player has to proceed for score around the board from 1 through 20 and then bullseye. Throw 3 darts for each number and the player who gets the most scores wins. There are 3 levels of difficulty and player can score at any right segments (single XI, Double X2, Triple X3) for L' level; and only double, triple will count for X' level. Also players can select super Shanghai (P Level) as a complementary option. The rules are the same as above except various doubles and triples must be hit as specified by the computer. The computer will display the chosen "double" or "triple" and display the number at the scoring screen.

    SHOVE A PENNY
    Same as the cricket only 15 through 20 and the bull's eye are used. All players have to hit the numbers in order with the objective to score 3 points in each segment before moving to another. Singles are 1 point, Doubles are 2 and Triples are 3. However, if a player scores more than 3 points in any one number, the excess points will be given to the next player. The first player to score 3 points in all numbers is the winner.

    FOOTBALL
    Player has to first select their playing field by throwing a dart at the dartboard. At this stage the text screen will display "CHOOSE YOUR NUMBER". Throw a dart to select. Once a playing field is selected, you have to start points from the double segment, carry through the bull's eye and then to the opposite segments in strict sequence. The status of the player will be indicated at the cricket display.
    For example, if a player selects segment 11, he should hit D-11, outer S-11, T-11, inner S-11, outer bull's eye, inner bull's eye, inner S-6, T-6, outer S-6, and finally the D-6. The first player who finishes his playing field is the winner.

    BOWLING
    This is a challenge game and the player has to be very accurate to have a good score. Each player has to select his "alley" by throwing the first dart at a segment when the text screen displays "SELECT ALLEY". Then use the 2nd and the 3rd dart to score points (i.e. pins) on the selected alley. Points (pins) are calculated as follows:
    Segment Score
    Double 9 pins
    Outer Single 3 pins
    Triple 10 pins
    Inner Single 7 pins
    A player cannot hit the same single segment twice within the same "frame"; if it is hit twice, the second hit will be counted as 0. Therefore, it would be more advisable for the player to hit the two respective single segments to have a score of 10 pins (7 for inner single segment and 3 for outer single segment). A player can have 20 pins if he hits the triple segment twice. There will only be 10 pins if a player hits the double twice. Otherwise you will only get 9 pins if you hit the double with your second dart and another segment with your third dart. The perfect game score is 200/220/240/260/280/300 respectively for the options chosen.

    OVER
    The players have to take turns to throw 3 darts, the highest score among the players is the "leader's score". A player's score will become a new "leader's score" if his score in the new turn is higher than the previous "leader's score". Then the dartboard will announce LEADER and keep his score recorded. If not, one cricket light will turn off which means he loses one life. Before each player shoots in each round, the text screen displays the record score. A leader can choose to proceed to challenge his own leader's score but he will also lose a life if his score is lower than the leader's score. To skip his turn, just press START GAME/NEXT PLAYER, A player will be out of the game when all his lives are gone. The last surviving player is the winner.

     

    WEDNESDAYS 7:30pm, ROCK STAR KARAOKE

    with THE CAPTAIN and special guests.

    Karaoke Nights

    Come to Spot One Grill for one of our most popular nights. Good times, good food and sometimes good singers. For those who just need to let out their musical side we have got Karaoke now at Spot 1 Bar & Grill. To those who are not familiar with Karaoke, here’s a brief explanation of it.

    Karaoke has now become quite popular over the years, it’s been said that it originated in Kobe but it hasn’t been confirmed and there’s actually been a story where a bar owner’s hired performer did not arrive so he decided to put on music and ask people to go up to sing. The word Karaoke is derived of two words; ‘kara’ (alike Karate, also known as "empty hand") and ‘oke’ (which is short for the Japanese word okesutora) meaning orchestra. So instead of putting on songs that have singing already, this puts on only music and lets people go up and sing with a microphone in hand and a screen which shows the lyrics to the song. For those who have a fear singing in front of people, or just being in front of people in general, they are welcomed to take a friend or even several friends with them to sing along.

    Going a bit deeper into Karaoke for the Japanese,

    From ancient times, a party become enlivened when someone started singing and the others kept time with hand-clapping, making the atmosphere more cheerful. It has never mattered whether the person sings well or not. Even if he sings out of tune, it can spark laughter and make the party more lively.

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    Having such a custom, the Japanese are generous when they listen to other people sing, and can easily sing in front of others without feeling reluctance. This also seems to be one of the reasons that karaoke has been largely accepted in Japanese society.

    Karaoke was born in a night amusement quarter at the end of the high economic growth period. Until then, customers used to listen to popular songs via radio, request favorite songs by telephone, and the radio station put the songs on the air. Such a system continued for quite a while.

    However, it might be unnatural for many Japanese who like singing to only listen to other people sing.

    It was then that karaoke appeared on the scene. Holding a microphone and singing a song to the accompaniment of an "orchestra," you can feel like a professional singer. If other customers give you a big hand, you feel all the happier. Karaoke has thus stimulated people's desire to sing. For corporate soldiers living in a stressful society, there is no other entertainment that can make them feel very refreshed. Consequently, karaoke immediately spread from Kansai all over Japan.

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