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Your digital darts room

Useful enough for tonight’s match and deep enough for the player you want to become.

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Live scorekeeper

Run 301, 501 and team games without paper math.

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Checkout trainer

Practice finishing routes until the board starts to look smaller.

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20m

Practice lab

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5′8″

Setup calculator

Get the correct bull height, oche distance and diagonal check.

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The flagship challenge

Can you reach zero?

Aim with your cursor, charge the throw and watch each dart fly. The board scores every single, double, triple and bull automatically.

Road to the CrownBackroomLearn the throw · 301
XP 0Daily streak 0
DOUBLE OUTYou must reach exactly 0 by hitting a DOUBLE with your final dart. The double is the thin outer colored scoring ring. A single or triple that reaches 0 is a bust.
Remaining301
Darts left3
Turn score0
Last dart—
Aim · hold · release
Throw power0%
Release near the cyan marker for your straightest throw.
Aim with your cursor. Hold to charge, then release to throw.
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Steel-tip boards

Bristle Dartboards

Self-healing sisal boards for traditional steel-tip play, from first home setups to tournament-style practice.

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Automatic scoring

Electronic Dartboards

Soft-tip boards with built-in games, player tracking and automatic scoring for social play.

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Finished setups

Dartboard Cabinets

Cabinet sets that frame the board, add scoreboards and help protect the wall.

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Match-style practice

Professional Dartboards

Regulation-format bristle boards selected for thin wiring, clean segmentation and demanding practice.

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Patio and travel

Outdoor Dartboards

Portable and weather-conscious options for temporary outdoor sessions—never leave sisal exposed to rain.

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Family play

Kids Dartboards

Age-appropriate magnetic and soft-tip sets that remove sharp steel points from the game.

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Point-free play

Magnetic Dartboards

Roll-up and rigid magnetic sets for classrooms, travel and younger players.

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Wall protection

Dartboard Surrounds

Foam rings and backboards that catch common misses around a regulation board.

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Shadow control

Dartboard Lighting

Ring lights, cabinet lights and focused fixtures that keep every scoring bed visible.

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setup

Dartboard Height and Distance: Regulation Setup

Mount the bullseye at 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m). For steel-tip darts, measure 7 ft 9¼ in (2.37 m) horizontally from the board face to the oche; the diagonal is 9 ft 7⅜ in (2.93 m).

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How Far Is the Dart Line From the Board?

The steel-tip throw line is 7 ft 9¼ in from the face of the board, not the wall. Soft-tip competition commonly uses 8 ft, so verify the rules for your board or league.

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How High Is a Dartboard?

The center of the bullseye should be 5 ft 8 in above a level floor for standard steel-tip and soft-tip play.

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How to Set Up a Dartboard at Home

Choose a clear lane, locate the board face correctly, place the bull at 5 ft 8 in and measure the oche from the face—not the wall.

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What Size Is a Dartboard? Regulation Dimensions Explained

A standard bristle board is about 17.75 inches in overall diameter, while its scoring area measures 13.2 inches across. Product frames and cabinets add width.

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Dartboard Scoring Explained

A dart scores the number of its wedge, doubled in the outer narrow ring or tripled in the inner narrow ring. The outer bull scores 25 and the inner bull 50.

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How to Read a Dartboard

Read the number outside the wedge first, then apply the ring: single, double, triple, outer bull or inner bull.

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How to Calculate a Dartboard Score

Add the value of all valid darts in the turn, applying double and triple multipliers before subtracting from an X01 total.

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Why Are Dartboard Numbers in That Order?

The sequence punishes inaccuracy: high-value wedges sit beside much lower numbers, so a small miss creates a meaningful penalty.

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