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Sharpening darts is a slight misnomer. You do not actually want your dart tips sharp and pointy, but rather rounded and smooth. This prevents darts from bouncing off the wires on your board, maintains a strong dart tip and protects your board. However, you do need to use a dart sharpening stone on your darts when they become flat or... more »
Darts, a game that truly anyone, of any size, age, gender and level of drunkenness can compete on even terms--the perfect pub sport. In fact, you will find a dart board in the darkest corner of most pubs in Britain. more »
If you catch professional dart tournaments in person or on TV, you'll find the game played most often is 501 darts. It may take some time to get up to the professional level, but recreational darters can still have a good time playing this popular dart game. Follow the guidelines below, brush up on your math skills and enjoy 501 with... more »
If you're tired of needing one number to close out a game of darts but you continually misfire, some simple throwing tips will help you create a consistent form and improve your skill. more »
Cougar is a new electronic dart board used in bars and game rooms. The Cougar 8 is one of the newest electronic dart machines and is played quite differently from the standard dart games like 501, 301 and cricket. Cougar dart games have their own separate rules and scoring systems. more »
It is one of the most popular pub games, but darts is more than a recreational sport. It takes a...
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Despite its reputation as a pub game, playing darts is serious business, with strict rules and regulations. Organized competition is a worldwide... more »
This easy game requires only math and throwing skills. more »
Soft-tip dart boards have long been a stable in pool halls, bars and game rooms throughout the world. The games can be short or long, and the... more »
Soft tip darts are designed to be used with an electronic dartboard that has tiny holes pre-drilled in the face to accommodate dart entry. With... more »
Darts games are popular contests of skill and accuracy found in English pubs, American bars and home recreation rooms. While the games include '01... more »
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Darts is a form of throwing sport where darts are thrown at a circular target (dartboard) hung on a wall. Though various different boards and games have been used in the past, the term darts usually now refers to a standardized game involving a specific board design and set of rules. As well as being a professional competitive activity, darts is a traditional pub game, commonly played in the United Kingdom (the first country to officially recognise darts as a sport), across the Commonwealth, the Netherlands, Ireland, the Scandinavian countries, the United States, Canada and elsewhere.
Dartboards
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 a popular game. This changed when a company called Nodor, whose primary business was making modeling clay (which has no odor, hence the name Nodor) made a dartboard. Their model of dartboard wasn’t a great success until someone came up with an idea to make a dartboard from sisal fibres.
Small bundles of sisal fibres of all the same length were bundled together. The bundles were then compressed into a disk and bound with a metal ring. It was an instant hit as the darts made little or no damage to the board as they just parted the fibres when they entered the board; this type of board was more durable and required little maintenance. Modern dartboards are made of sisal fibers; low quality boards are sometimes made of coiled paper. However, there are several types of sisal fibre that are used in dartboards today, originating from Ea read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darts
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