When it comes to 301 or 501 darts scoring, things are pretty simple actually. As we already mentioned, in these versions you either start with 301 or 501 and your main goal is to reach 0. But what is the scoring catch? Let’s start. Each player starts with a score of 501 or 301 and takes turns to throw 3 darts. When it comes to the actual score, it is calculated and then deducted from the players total.īullseye is worth 50, the outer ring is on the other hand worth 25 and a dart landing in the double or triple ring counts double or triple the hit score, while the single area gives you what you hit. The thing with 301 dart scoring rules, as well as with 501 scoring rules is that for example if you need 32 points to reach zero, and you hit 16 and 17 which gives a total of 33 you won’t stay at -1 point, but you’ll be returned immediately to 32, where you began the turn. So, when you’re close to reaching a zero, you must hit the exact amount of the points left on your scoreboard otherwise, you’ll get right where you were at the beginning of that turn. The only difference in rules between these two games is the fact that sometimes, the 301 version must be started and finished with a double scoring. When it comes to darts cricket scoring rules. The scoreboard for this version of darts is set up with a 3 column layout, and with the dartboard numbers 15-20 and bullseye in the middle that by the darts cricket scoring rules need to be closed out. All of the other numbers on the board don’t count in this game and should be considered as a miss.

The numbers, as well as the bullseye, are considered open until both teams have hit it exactly three times.

READ NEXT: Best Dart Boards For Soft Tip Darts Moreover, if one team has closed out a number or maybe bullseye, it can be scored on until the opposing team does the same thing as well.

There is another part of the Darts cricket scoring rules as well. The single rings on the board count as a single hit and should, therefore, be marked with a single slash (/). The double ring located on the outside of the board counts as two hits (marked with X), and the triple ring logically counts as three hits (marked with O). As for the bullseye the outer bullseye counts as one, while the inner bullseye counts as two. When one of the teams closes out a number or even a bullseye, with every next hit, that particular team is given the points corresponding to the number on the outer part of the dartboard.

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