Conference 7.286::sports_91

    was that the one about dwarf tossing while wearing spear-topped helmets?

This topic should belong in the same as soccer, Table tennis. golf...

    Ok Jake, I'll try to explain "Crickets".
    
    The only number on the board that are relevant are
    15,16,17,18,19,20,bulls
    
    First team to get 3 darts (at any time) in each of those spots wins. If
    you get it in the small outer ring it counts as 2, in the inner ring
    for any number 3, else 1. In the bullseye outer ring it is 1, inner
    ring 2.
    
    That was the game we played the first 2 times. The 3rd game, for which
    Kev and Metz are paying via p-name is slightly different. Once a team
    has 3 in a number (say 15), they start scoring points. So we had
    closed out 19, and before Kev and Metz closed out 19, we hit one more
    19 giving us 19 points. As the game went along Kev and Metz took a 46
    point lead. However they had no bulls. We finished the bulls and then
    hit 2 more bulls (each worth 25 points). Giving us the win. 
    
    The Crazy Met
    

    
    There IS a darts conference, ya know.
    
    It's at SASE::Darts if'n anybody's interested.  Naturally, not being a 
    technoid, I don't know how to do the * KP7 thingie.
    
    Kev
    

    re-.1
    
    TCM,
    
    When I was in England, that game was called "Mickey Mouse", don't know
    why, but it was.  Aslo, instead of 15 up thru the bull, it was 10 thru
    bulls.
    
    The way we played "Cricket" in darts was :
    
    The team that was scoring threw at whatever numbers they wanted, and
    the score was added up.  The other team threw for bulls.  Once they had
    hit 7 bulls, they switched.  The team with the highest score,
    naturally, won.
    
    I used to play LOTS of darts when I was in England.  Used to get killed
    too, when playing in pubs, those guys could put the dart PRECISELY
    where they wanted it, most of the time.
    
    JaKe
    

    
    re: getting killed
    
    Nah, JaKe what really happened was you were yourself and they threw the
    darts AT YOU, but with your bulk it never mattered :-) :-)
    
    The Crazy Met
    

    So Kev, are you going to 'splain to Jake how to play cricket?

The only thing that darts has in common with rugby is beer.

I never play darts at a rugby drinkup if I've played prop, the reason being
that it hurts to much to pick my head up enough to get my eyes to aim
at the board.

If I've hooked, I'll play, and if I've played lock, I hang out with
the other locks and complain about the props and hookers who try to
squeeze your head like a mellon on the scrummages.   

So darts ain't all that much like rugby, except that darts goes on at
rugby drinkups.....


'Saw

      Play cricket where you have to call the number you want to hit.  No
    slop!
    
     301 double in, double out is a good one.
     501 straight in double out.
     Survival
     Elimination
     Around the world
    
    
      If anyone here in the springs wants to play one of these nights,  let
    me know.  The Dublin House has boards,  but they suck IMO.
    
      Tim
     

	Play Cricket were you call the number, if you miss and hit another
  then your opponent gets the point. ie; shooting 15 and hit 17 they get
  the 17.

    Tim, the dart league in CS plays slop cricket!! and 301 double/double
    for singles.


   Cadzilla   

   former member of CSDL 

Slop cricket isn't for girls...it's for drunks who can barely see the board
much less hit what they think they are aiming at....

That fit us to a T last thursday night...


Metz

    re: .11
    
    Speak for yourself Metz, some of us couldn't hit our shots because we
    never played the game before; beginners luck  :-)
    
    The Crazy Met
    

	Re.11

   I stand corrected.  Slop Cricket is for girls, kids, and drunks that don't
 know how to play the game. 


  Cadzilla

    Slop Cricket is a good game to start on.  Until you learn to control
    the darts, the game is pretty frustrating.  Calling each shot might 
    push a new Diddler to quit.

    I love the game.  When my fiance moved to Cincy, we moved to an
    apartment that will not allow a dartboard.  (There is no "good"
    distance of nine ft+ to hang my board without the place looking
    dorky)

    How do the diddlers feel about the latest push for the plastic darts
    and the funky boards?  I hate them.  Bristle is the only way to go.

    Chip_GSH_Bach

	Don't get me started on those damn electronic boards

   Real shooters have stainless steel points with tungstun barrels. That is 
   unless your into those brass wide bodies!!
 

	Cadzilla

    Mainly man shooters DON'T use spring loaded "hammerhaids" either!
    
    They rely on native strength to drive and plunge into the bristle
    hairs!
    
    I remain,
    speaking from experience!
    Kev
    

      Electronic darts are for girly mons!
    
      I throw 23 gram steel point Piranha's.  I'm ready to move up to 25
    grams,  but haven't felt like dropping anywhere from $35-$60 on a set.
    It seems like I spend enough money on shafts and flights.
    
      The CSDL has changed their format Cadzilla.
    
      Divison A that I throw in is as follows:
    
     Team game has 1 player from each team throwing. Of course no one
    player can throw in 2 different team games. The games are as follows
    and is 1 game only,  no 2 out of 3.
    
     Team:
    
     501
     Cricket
     301
     Cork winner calls game.
    
     Doubles:  1 game only
    
     501  players/team
     501  players/team
    
     Cricket  2 players/team
     Cricket  2 players/team
    
     Singles:
    
     4 singles matches. Each match goes 2 out of 3.
    
     501
     Cricket
     Cork winner calls if game is needed.  301 double in and out can be
    played.
    
      This is a new format that supposedly saves time.  On average,  it
    saves about 15 minutes / night.
    
      Tim

    
    Tim,
    You're in Class A?
    
    WOW, remind me that if I ever play you I get a point per number as a
    handicap (ie 2 to close out) AND I do 4 at cork to your 3
    
    Please explain (or provide more detail) how this team/individual stuff
    works, OK?
    
    I remain,
    wondering if electronic darts have other uses?!?!?!   ;^)
    Kev
    

    Before you explain the team/individual stuff how about explaing the
    rules for each of those games.
    
    The Crazy Met
    

>>   Mainly man shooters DON'T use spring loaded "hammerhaids" either!
 

	None of my bulls "fell" wimpily to the floor!


	Waitin for the rematch,
	Bill

As someone who has dabbled in darts, and has a dart board at home, this is a great
discussion.   Its nice to see a sport such as darts discussed by knowledgeable
people.  I have the urge to take notes (no pun intended).

I hope to be able to throw darts with some of you fellows in the near future.

JD

	JD,

	How about the Merrimack Legion this evening?   We can "dabble" in 
	darts and wash down those sweet pills you took this morning.

	I'll even try to show you how "mainly" man Kev tosses them.


	Bill

Bill,

Thanks for the invitation, but I can't make it tonight.   I have previous 
engagements.   I never have played darts professionally, as it seems so of
you have, so I may not be very good, but still, I'd relish and appreciate the
chance to through them with you and the others at some point.

Thank you again.

JD

	Professionally????????  Not hardly,  just enjoy razzin Kev.


	Bill

    
    Thank gawd a week has passed and I get my P-name back!
    
    I remain,
    a honorable kinda guy!
    Kev
    

	RE.19
	
	Here a few I know of, HTH


   Cadzilla



    Cricket

 	 1. You must hit three of each 15->20 and three bulls to win.

	 2. If you hit four or more of a number before your opponent
             hits three of the same number, you mark the points on side
	     of score board. These points must be made up by either shooting
	     bulls at the end or by closing another before the opponent which
	     adds point to your side. 

             Some shooters  like to "Pound Points" by continuing to shoot
	     at a number he/she has closed, but you have not. In many circles
             this considered as un-necessary and Un-Sportsmanlike!!  This 
	     practice is also part of the strategy of the game. 

             So when both shooters get down to the end, and one has 25 points
	     against them they would have to shoot 4 bulls to make up the
	     difference. Three for a close and 25 more to cover the points.



       301/501/701/??


             1. 01 games are either started by hitting a double of any number
                or by the flying start method. 
             2. All numbers hit are subtracted from the starting figure 301 etc.

	     3. Once you get down to say 160, you need to begin planning your
	         "OUT" shot.. To get OUT you must hit a double of a number when
	        subtracted from your remaining score results in ZERO.

	     4. 160 is the highest obtainable OUT with three darts. My
	         best in league was a 144 Trp 20 Trp 20 Dbl 12  
		

 	      5. Six darts is the minimum number that can be thrown for a
	         perfect 301 game. Dbl 16 Trp 19 Trp 20 =149  in
                                   Trp 20 Trp 20 Dbl 16  = 152 out 
	     
               6. 100 points with three darts is known as a "TON"
		   26  is known as CHIPS ( aka fish and Chips) OR BREAKFAST


     Baseball

	       1. Throw three darts at the 1, then 2 and so on.

	        2. Add score foe each innings

	        3. Person with highest score wins at end of 9

	        4. If tied continue into extra innings.


	        5. If the single, double anf triple are hit by a shooter
	           the games is over via the old proverbial "Shang'Hi"
         

    
    Ok, I've been gone a while.  I come back, and JD is suddenly
    more congenial than Dick Clark.  What gives?
    
    
    Cath
    
    PS.  I love darts!  (to keep this topic_related)
    
    

Cath - 

Welcome back!   Always nice to see a note from an old-timer (in
notes terms, and not in age!)

Cadzilla -

Fantastic.  Lots of GREAT information.   Another example of how
the diverse interests make this more than just an electronic
tavern, but more like an Archival Hall, or a Library, that happens
to have a place where folks can do the tavern thing.

SUPER!
JD

    I still wanna know how team play works.......
    
    snort me
    
    I remain,
    wondering if playing darts is a lot like rugby
    (did somebody mention that before?)
    Kev_for_Hawk
    

	Kev,


    Around here (CSDL) team play used to consists of the following


	6 singles  2 out of 3 301 Dbl/Dbl and Slop Cricket if tied 
	 winner of the diddle gets to choose 01 or Cricket.

        3 double  same format as single

        2 triples 701. 

	First team to win 6 games wins the match.   
        From what Tim says they changed some since I was in the league.  

	The actual match is the reverse of the format I listed above. Singles
	last!

       I left something out of the 01 rules.

       When you get down to your "OUT", if any of your hits or combination
       of hits is greater than your OUT, you BUST and must start over with the
       same "OUT" on your next turn.


     Cadzilla

    
    PLease forgive me but JD's really done a # on my haid!
    
    OK, how many guys on a team?
    
    Say yer playing 501 (no double-in right) or Cricket.
    Does team "A" player #1 throw 3 darts and the next time "A" is up
    does #2 toss or does #1 play the whole match?
    
    If there are 4-5-6 guys on a team, does that mean that (assuming
    unlimited boards) there are 4-5-6 matches going on simultanously?
    
    OR, 
    
    does the team consist of "starters" and pine-riders, playing only/
    usually if the srarters don't show?
    
    That's what I wanted to know.
    
    I remain,
    not firing on all cylinders upstairs I guess
    Kev
    

		My team had 8 shooters. I had a rotation laid out so
	everyone got his far share of time at the line. Everyone got to shoot
        about 30 games each season.

   Cadzilla

      A team only needs to have 4 players,  but we have 5 in case someone
    can't show up.
    
      WE line up people in games they are stronger at.
    
      The highest possible out on an 01 game is 170.  You forgot about the
    double bull counting as 50 points.  Its tough to hit!
    
      The format varies from division to divison.  This format we are now
    playing is a combo of both the masters and B divisions from last year.
    
    
      Monday I will take the time to 'splain it to Kev.  Its kinda
    confusing at 1st and has room for "enhancement"!!!
    
      I'm off to grab some brews,  gots some people coming over to my house
    tonight to get their butts kicked by me ;^)))))
    
    
      Tim
    

    
    >>  I'm off to grab some brews,
    
    Brews, how do you feel on these intentions??????
    
    
    Inquiring minds and all those SLOF's
    
    JaKe