How to Keep Score for "Three's Company" in Darts

Play, score and win

Learn how to keep score for the popular dart game "Three's Company."

Things You'll Need

• Dartboard
• Darts
• Marker
• Paper

Instructions

1. Take a sheet of paper and write everyone's names across the top. Write the numbers 1 through 20 down the side and the word Bullseye. Then divide the paper into columns so there is a line under every number and after every name, creating a grid.

2. The object of the game is to get three strikes on each number as well as on the bullseye. The outer circles count as two strikes. The black/tan part counts as one strike and the bullseye also counts as two strikes. The inner circles are worth three strikes.

3. Throw the dart at the board. You do not have to hit the numbers in any specific order. Look to see where your dart hit. For example, if you hit the black space on the 14, that counts as one strike. So under your name on the row with the number 14, make a diagonal mark.

4. The next time you hit the 14, you will get either another single strike, two strikes, or three strikes, depending on where you hit the board. After you make one diagonal line, the next diagonal line goes in the opposite direction to make an X. The third time you get a strike, you draw a circle around the X. This means you are finished with that number.

5. You must get three strikes for each number, including the bullseye. The bullseye is worth two points, so you will only need to hit it twice to get three points. There are a different number of ways you can get to three points. For example, you might hit the inner circle and automatically get three points. Or, you might get two points, in which case you would draw an X and the next time you hit the same number you would circle it. You do not have to get three strikes exactly. As long as it equals three or more, you are finished with that number.

6. The first person to get three strikes on every number plus the bullseye is the winner.

Tips & Warnings

• Do not throw darts at other players.

Resources

• A video explaining how to keep score