Cricket
Players
Two or more
Description
The Cricket games are some of the most common dart games.
Area of play
Only the largest numbers on the board are valid including the bullseye. These numbers are 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15 and bullseye.
Object
The object of the game is to be the first player to close out each section by hitting them each three times. The winning player is the one who closes out all the numbers first while also having the best score.
Scoring
In Cricket a player’s score is not only represented by a number, but also by the number of times the player has hit each of the valid scoring areas.
• A dart that lands in the double ring, counts for two hits in the area.
• A dart that lands in the triple ring, counts for three hits in the area.
• A dart that lands in the single bullseye, counts for one bullseye.
• A dart that lands in the double bullseye, counts for two bullseyes.
Example
Franklin is playing a game of Cricket and it is his first throw. On his first toss he strikes the board on the double twenty. This gains him two marks on the twenty(20) represented by an ‘X’ (one would be a ‘/’) On his second throw he strikes another twenty(20). This closes out the 20s for him and is represented by a ‘X’ inside a ‘O’. On his third throw another 20 is thrown. His opponent hasn’t closed out the 20s yet, so Frank also scores 20 points.
Play
Play begins by determining which player will throw first. This is commonly done by having players ‘diddle for the middle’, but any other method is fine.
After determining the order of play, players will take turns throwing their set of three darts and scoring them.
Valid Throws
In a Cricket game the valid throws button will show you which numbers are valid (blue shade), which are invalid (dark red shade), and which numbers will allow you to go out (green shade). In addition a light red color will be used to indicate which numbers will allow you to affect the scores. In a normal cricket game these red areas will increase your score, in a cutthroat game they will increase the scores of all players who do not have the number locked out.
Overall Score Board
In Cricket there is an additional scoreboard at the bottom right side of the screen. This board allows a player at a glance to see how the other players in the game relate to the current player. The marks shown in the overall board exclude any marks gained by the currently active player. In the picture to the right there are three players in the game: Frank, Seth, and Joni. Frank has 3 marks on 20, 3 marks on 18, and 1 mark on 17. Seth has 3 marks on 20, 18, and 17. It is Joni’s turn, and she has one mark on 20 and one on 17. The overall board shows 3 marks on 20 and 19 in light blue. This indicates that another player has 3 marks, but not all other players. All three marks over 18 are red, this indicates that all players other than Joni have 18 locked out and can score. The 17 shows one mark in red, and 2 marks in light blue. This indicates that all other players have 1 mark on the 17, but that someone else has 3 marks, but not everyone.