Darts Rules & Strategy Guides: Cricket, 301, 501, Shanghai
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Darts guides

The rules of every game the app scores, the strategy that decides them, the etiquette nobody prints on the board, and a quiz to see where you stand.

Every guide on the site

Rules first, then the reference pages. Start with the game you are about to play.

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TEN QUESTIONS

How well do you actually know darts?

Rules, scoring, and a few things that catch out people who have been playing for years. No sign-up and nobody watching.

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Knowing the rules is the easy half

Most people land here after looking up how Cricket is scored. Keeping score while you are also trying to throw is the part that ruins a night. Hand it to the app. It is free for up to eight players, and it works with no signal.

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