subject: Playing Darts [print this page] Playing darts is a good opportunity for some family-time. With a dartboard on hand, you'll never find yourself bored at home.
The game originated many years ago. They say that darts started in the Middle Ages when soldiers used their spears to hit their targets - round pieces of wood. That was the early version of darts today. Rules and scoring system of darts was established after the beginning of the eighteenth century.
The game has few restrictions.
The game has simple requirements: darts and a dartboard. Today, high-tech dartboards are available. Cork and sisal are often used as material for dartboards. Cork dartboards are not suitable if you want a board that will last a very long time though. Sisal, on the other hand, is more popular since it lasts way longer than cork. Sisal dartboards have a longer lifespan than cork dartboards. Digital dartboards are now readily available, and come with automated scoreboards.
There are many kinds of darts. The tip, barrel, shaft and flight make up a dart. Tips can be soft or made of steel. The use of soft tips is usually for cork and automated dartboard and by people new to darts. The skilled player prefers tips made of steel. There are different shaft designs, too. Today, man-made flights are most popular. Quills for flights are no longer in fashion today.
Presently, you can find dart accessories at most sport shops. Dart cabinets are one of these accessories that add flair to the game. Add-a-grams are accessories that add weight to darts to fit players. A better game is observed when players have darts that weigh right for them. Dart mats are also practical for new dart players, as they tend to cause darts bounce off the boards onto the floor. To refresh yourself on the different kinds of scoring and rules of darts, invest in a rulebook. If you're using a cork or sisal dartboard, then you must have a scoreboard.
