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Game modes · Training · for a record · alone or side by side

Bull Shooting

In Bull Shooting, darts only score in the bull: 2 for the bullseye, 1 for the 25. Hit it as often as you can in two minutes or with a set number of darts. Sridu keeps your hit rate, streak and record up to date as you throw.

  • Against the clock or a set number of darts
  • Your hit rate, your pace and what a new record takes
  • Every visit as a bar, with your 25s, bullseyes and hits in a row
  • Callouts for a hat trick, every fifth hit in a row and a new best
  • Classic scoring by default, or try bullseye only, three misses or sudden death
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How it works
Bull Shooting · 2 min Hat trick
Points22Anna

Visit+6

  1. BULL+2
  2. BULL+2
  3. BULL+2

8 in a row

Hat trick3 × Bullseye
Anna · Hit rate 58%New best
00:42

On course for 34

  1. 11
  2. 32
  3. 23
  4. 04
  5. 25
  6. 36
  7. 57
  8. 68
  1. 256
  2. Bullseye8
  3. In a row8
  4. Best streak8
The end of a two-minute run, drawn the way the app shows it. Anna has 11 points with 66 seconds left, and her record is 15. Bullseye, 25, bullseye: 16 points and a new best. The clock drops under a minute and the panel turns amber. Then three bullseyes in one visit: a hat trick, and eight hits in a row. Below are her visits as bars, her 25s, her bullseyes and her streak.

The rules

How Bull Shooting works

Playing side by side, you share one clock and take turns, or everyone throws the same number of darts. Whoever has the most points wins. On a tie, fewer darts wins, then the longer streak.

  1. Pick your limitTwo minutes on the clock by default, or a set number of darts such as 60. The clock starts with your first dart.
  2. Aim at the bullA bullseye scores 2 points, the 25 scores 1. Anything else is off target and scores nothing.
  3. Keep goingThrow visit after visit until time is up or your darts are gone. The visit in progress when time runs out still counts.
  4. Beat your recordYour points are your score. Sridu saves a separate best for every time limit, dart count and variant.

In the game

What the screen shows

Sridu keeps score while you throw. On screen you see:

  • The bull lights up: the board highlights the part that scores. In the bullseye only variant, that is just the bullseye.
  • A label on every dart: “+2” for a bullseye, “+1” for the 25, “off target” for anything else and “run over” for the miss that ends a run.
  • Your streak: from three hits in a row, the hint counts them up (“5 in a row”), even across visits.
  • The limit as a bar: right under the turn panel, a bar shows the clock running down or the darts you have left.
  • Your pace and your record: “On course for 24” projects your final score from your current rate, shown next to your record for this setting. With darts, the panel also tells you how many points per visit you need for a new record.
  • Every visit as a bar: the more a visit scored, the brighter its bar, and three bullseyes show in gold. Underneath are your 25s, your bullseyes, your current streak and your best streak.
  • The big moments: three bullseyes in one visit is a hat trick. Every fifth hit in a row, three hits in one visit and a new best each get a callout. In the last minute, or on your last visit when playing to darts, the panel turns amber.
  • Side by side: the panel shows your hit rate and how far you lead or trail the best of the others. The caller announces every visit.

Setting · Limit

The clock or the darts

Two minutes is the default. Play to a set number of darts and every session is the same amount of work:

  • 2 minutesDefault
    Anna · Hit rate 38%Record 15
    01:11

    On course for 22

    1. 11
    2. 32
    3. 23
    4. 04
    5. 25
    6. 16
    1. 253
    2. Bullseye3
    3. In a row1
    4. Best streak3

    Pick 1, 2, 3 or 5 minutes. The clock starts with your first dart and runs down in the panel. Side by side you share one clock and take turns until time is up. The visit in progress when time runs out still counts.

  • 60 dartsSame work every day
    Anna · Hit rate 39%Record 38
    27 darts left

    On course for 35Record takes 3 per visit

    1. 26
    2. 07
    3. 38
    4. 19
    5. 410
    6. 211
    7. 012
    8. 13
    9. 14
    10. 15
    1. 257
    2. Bullseye6
    3. In a row2
    4. Best streak4

    Every player gets the same number of darts: 30, 60 or 99. The panel counts them down and shows where your hit rate is heading and how many points per visit you need for a new record.

  • The last minuteAmber
    Anna · Hit rate 50%Record 26
    00:48

    On course for 28

    1. 31
    2. 12
    3. 23
    4. 44
    5. 05
    6. 36
    7. 27
    8. 28
    1. 255
    2. Bullseye6
    3. In a row3
    4. Best streak5

    With under a minute to go, the clock bar and the whole panel turn amber and a callout marks the moment. With darts, this happens on your last visit. Your record turns amber as soon as your pace beats it.

Setting · Scoring

The whole bull, or the bullseye only

Classic scoring counts both rings of the bull. Drop the 25 and only the bullseye scores:

  • Bullseye 2 · 25 1Default
    +3
    1. BULL+2
    2. 25+1
    3. 20off target

    The classic: the bullseye scores 2, the 25 scores 1 and everything else is off target. The board lights up the whole bull so you can see what scores.

  • Bullseye onlyHarder
    +2
    1. BULL+1
    2. 25off target
    3. BULL+1

    Only the bullseye counts, for one point each. A 25 scores nothing and breaks your streak, but the panel still counts your 25s as near misses. The board lights up just the bullseye, and this variant has its own record.

Setting · Misses

Unlimited, three, or sudden death

By default a miss costs you nothing. Set a limit and every dart carries risk:

  • UnlimitedDefault
    1. 20off target
    2. BULL+2
    3. 25+1
    +3

    The classic: a miss costs you nothing but the dart. You throw until the clock or your darts run out.

  • 3 missesHarder
    1. 25+1
    2. 1off target
    3. –Dart 3
    ♥♡♡+1The next miss ends the run

    The third dart off the bull ends your run. Your card shows the misses you have left as hearts. When you are down to the last one, the hint warns you and the panel turns amber.

  • Sudden deathHardest
    1. BULL+2
    2. 25+1
    3. 5run over
    ♡OutRun over: 24 points

    The first miss ends your run, so your score is how far you got without one. Side by side, anyone who is out watches the others carry on. Against the clock, the run ends when everybody is out.

Setup

Start a run

Bull Shooting is with the training games on the play screen. Pick it, set the rules and start. Records are saved for the preset values.

  • PlayersAlone for a record, or side by side with friends or bots.
  • LimitTime (the default) or darts. See the clock or the darts.
  • Minutes2 (the default), 1, 3, 5 or a number you type in.
  • Darts60 (the default for darts), 30, 99 or a number you type in.
  • Scoring2 for the bullseye and 1 for the 25 (the default), or bullseye only. See scoring.
  • MissesUnlimited (the default), 3 misses or sudden death. See misses.
  • HandicapsA points head start for each player, so a beginner can start on 10 while the others start on 0.
  • Who throws firstWhoever is top of the list, a bull-off or random.

Tips

Hit the bull more often

  • Same stance, same release. The bull is straight in front of you. Repeat the same throw instead of steering each dart.
  • Take the 25. A dart in the 25 still scores and keeps your streak alive. Aim for the centre and let the ring catch the rest.
  • Watch the hit rate. Points depend on the time limit and your pace. The hit rate does not, so it shows whether you are really getting better.
  • Play to darts to compare. 60 darts are the same workload every day, however fast you throw.
  • Play sudden death for pressure. One miss and your run is over. That builds the nerve you need to finish on the bull or win a bull-off.
  • Try bullseye only. It has its own record, and your 25s show how close you came.

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