Common games
Players:
Up to 8 players (4 vs 4)
Standard game play:
Score "counts up" darts as they are thrown. Game is over when 24 darts have been thrown in 8 rounds of 3 darts.
A summary at the end tells you your per-round average.
Settings:
Toggle between a bullseye setup of either ...
25/50 (green bull 25 points, center red bull 50 points
or
50/50 Both the green and the red portions of the bull count as 50 points.
Beginner goals:
Set a goal of 40 ponts per round (3 darts). This is equal to 320 points.
Once you reach that goal consistently, try for 500 points or higher.
Once you reach that goal try for two games in a row of 500 points or higher.
Consistency is more important than a random high score once in a while.
Players:
Up to 8 players (4 vs 4)
Standard game play:
Players start with 121 points and count down until they can "double out". This is possible in 3 darts but each player gets 3 rounds of 3 throws.
Each time you successfully double out in 9 darts, your starting score goes up by one point. 121, 122, 123, 124, and finally, 125.
If you make it to the 125 start score and then double out in 9 darts or less, you have won the game.
Each time you fail to double out in 9 darts, your score goes down by one points (only as low as 121)
Beginner goals:
This game is good for practicing your end game but can be frustrating for beginners.
I'd suggest that beginners keep the 121-125 score settings and increase the number of darts to 18. Once you master that, drop to 12 etc.
Settings:
You can change your start score, your end score, and the number of darts allowed up to 18 darts or as low as 3.
Bob's 27
Players:
Up to 8
Standard game play:
Players start with 27 points. If you hit at least one of the doubles you are aiming for, you get the points scored for those doubles.
If you don't get at least one of the doubles you are aiming for, then your score is reduced by the amount of a single doubles score.
Example: You throw your first three dart round at the double 1 spot. If you hit a double one, you get 2 points. If you hit two double ones, you get 4 points. If you hit three of them then you get 6 points.
If miss the double 1 with all three darts then you score is reduced by 2.
Continue in this fashion all the way up to the double bull (DBull). If you get one DBull you get 50 points. 2 DBulls gets you 100 points and three DBulls get you 150 points. If you get no DBulls, you lose 50 points.
Beginner goals:
This game is all about the doubles ring. It is great practice for doubling out but it can be frustrating.
A good beginner's goal for this game is simply to complete the game regardless of how many points you have.
I play it at least twice at every practice session and often end up with either 0 or 50 points.
It is very common to get down to 0 points early in the game then occasionally get 1 double only to have the points reduced to 0 again when all 3 darts of the next round miss the double.