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Darts
Darts at Rileys is second to none. We offer dedicated dart lanes, the best boards and a brilliant atmosphere. Pop down to practice your finishes or organise a night out with mates – Rileys has it covered.
If you want to know how good our darts facilities are, then all you need to know is the Rileys host the annual PDC Open Championships. Fancy your chances?
Check out our ‘what’s on page’ for entry details.
Are you ready to step up to the oche? (That’s the line you stand behind to throw your darts, by the way)
Play the game
THROW THOSE DARTS
Darts is a simple game where each player starts at 501, throws their 3 darts at the board (one at a time please) and takes away whatever points they get from the 501.
SWITCH
It’s then your opponent’s turn. First to zero wins – remembering that your final shot must be a double (for example, if you need 40 to win, you need to get double 20 to finish.)
BOARDS BASICS
A dart board is split in to 20 sections, each with their own points value.
Hit the Single Scoring sections and you get the points for that section of the board (1-20)
Get your dart in the thin outer Double Ring and earn twice that section’s points.
The inner Triple Ring is even thinner but will earn you three times that section’s points.
Hit the Outer Bull for 25 points, the Inner Bull for ‘bulls’ eye’ and 50 points.
Hit three triple twenties in your round and don’t forget to shout out loud “180!!!”
MIX IT UP
As well as the standard game of 501, you can always try one of these alternative games to keep the party going.
KILLER
Hit your assigned number three times to become a Killer. Then hit other player’s numbers to eliminate them from the game. The winner is the last player left in the game.
SHANGHAI
Shanghai uses, in order, the segments 1 through 20. In the first round, players aim for the 1 segment. In the second round, players aim for the 2 segment, and so on. Only darts thrown in that round’s segment will count towards anyone’s score – doubles and trebles included!
AROUND THE CLOCK
The aim of the game is to hit, in order, 1-20, then the outer bull and finally inner bull. Each player takes their 3 dart turn. First to complete (go around the clock) is the winner.