Darts Game — 01, Cricket and Count-Up

Aim and throw at a properly proportioned dartboard, with the three standard formats: 01, Cricket and Count-Up. Players take turns throwing three darts each. You click when the accuracy ring shrinks, so both where you aim and when you release matter.

How to use

  1. Enter the player names, then choose a format (Count-Up, 01 or Cricket) and an aim difficulty.
  2. Move the mouse over the board to aim and click at the moment the accuracy ring is smallest.
  3. Each turn is three darts, then play passes to the next player.
  4. When the game ends you get the standings, the winner, and who finished last.

Count-Up: eight rounds, highest total wins. The simplest rules of the three and the best place to start.

01: count down from 301, 501 or 701 and land on exactly zero. Going below zero is a bust and wipes everything you scored that turn. Turn on 'double out' and the finishing dart has to be a double or the bull, which is the official steel-darts rule.

Cricket: only 15–20 and the bull count. Three marks closes a number (a triple is three marks, a double is two), and after that extra hits score points for as long as an opponent still has it open. Close every target while ahead on points to win.

The board uses real proportions, scaled from a 170 mm double-ring outer radius, with the standard clock numbering that puts 20 at the top. The best single dart is triple 20 for 60.

Aim difficulty changes how wide the accuracy ring swings and how fast it cycles. On Hard the ring is both larger and quicker, so timing matters far more than on Easy.

FAQ

Why these three formats?

They are the standard trio on soft-tip machines: Count-Up is pure accumulation, 01 is about finishing on an exact number, and Cricket is about claiming territory. Three formats that play completely differently cover most of what people actually play.

What is a bust in darts?

In 01 it is scoring more than you have left, which would take you below zero. Everything you scored that turn is cancelled and play passes on, which is why you aim away from the big numbers once your remaining score gets low.

How do marks work in Cricket?

A single is one mark, a double two and a triple three. The bull counts as two marks and the outer bull as one. Three marks closes that number for you.

Can a group play it as a bet?

Yes. Add several players and each throws three darts in turn; at the end you get standings and the last-place finisher. Everyone throws at the same aim difficulty, so conditions are equal.

Do I need to install anything?

No. It runs in the browser and sends nothing to a server. On a phone you throw by tapping the board.

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