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Elimination

In Elimination darts everybody counts down from 301 as in X01. Land exactly on another player’s score and they go back to the start. That turns a race to zero into a hunt, and after every dart Sridu shows you who is within reach.

  • Two players or a full room, bots included
  • A live list of who you can send back, and with which field
  • The field to aim for lights up on the board
  • Start on 301, 501, 701 or any score, with Single, Double or Master Out
  • You decide when a hit counts and how far back a player goes
Play Elimination
How it works
301 Elimination · Single Out Cleo sent back
  1. Anna131
  2. Ben301Back
  3. Cleo301Back
Remaining131Anna
  1. D20Dart 1
  2. 19Dart 2
  3. –Dart 3
Sent backCleo → 301
Send back
  1. Ben150Back to 301
  2. Cleo131Back to 301
Three players, drawn as the app shows them. Anna has 190 left and Ben is on 150, one dart away. The list shows double 20 and the board lights it up. She hits it and Ben goes back to 301. Now Cleo is 19 away, and a single 19 sends her back too.

The rules

How a leg of Elimination darts works

Everybody starts on the same score and you take turns, one visit each.

  1. Count down to zeroEvery dart comes off your score, as in X01. The default is Single Out, so you can finish on any field.
  2. Land on their score, send them backStop exactly on another player’s score and they go back to the start. If several players share that score, one dart sends them all back.
  3. Safe at the startA player still on the start score can’t be sent back. They have nothing to lose yet.
  4. A bust takes it all backBust and the whole visit is scrapped, send backs included. Everybody you hit gets their old score back.
  5. First to zero winsThe first player to check out wins the leg. Play a single leg or first to 2, 3 or more.

In the game

See who is within reach

Below the turn panel, the app lists every other player with their score and how many points away they are. It updates after every dart:

Anna170 left · two darts in hand
Send back
  1. Ben150−2020
  2. Cleo107−63In reach
  3. Finn12−158Too far
  4. Eva188Passed
  5. Dan301Safe at the start
  • 20

    One dart away. The field that does it, also lit on the board. If several players are one dart away, the list and the board pick the leader.

  • In reach

    Reachable with the darts you have left, but not with one.

  • Too far

    Further away than your remaining darts can score this visit.

  • Passed

    You are already below that score. You can only count down, so they are safe from you.

  • Safe at the start

    Nobody can be sent back from the start score.

The list sticks to the rules. With Double In it only starts once you have doubled in, and it never offers a score that would bust you.

Setting · A hit counts

After every dart or after the visit

Anna has 190 left and throws double 20, single 19 and treble 20. Ben is on 150, Cleo on 131:

  • After every dartDefault
    1. 190Anna
    2. 150Ben
    3. 131Cleo
    4. 71

    Every score a dart lands on counts. On her way down Anna lands on Ben’s score, then on Cleo’s, and sends both back.

  • After the visitStricter
    1. 190Anna
    2. 150Ben
    3. 131Cleo
    4. 71Nobody

    Only the score at the end of the visit counts. The same darts send nobody back. To hit Ben, Anna would have to stop on 150.

Setting · Back to

Back to the start, or half the way

This decides how much a hit costs. Ben started on 301 and has 101 left when Anna lands on his score:

  • Back to the startDefault

    The classic rule. Ben had 101 left and loses all 200 points he scored. One dart can turn the whole game.

  • Half the wayGentler

    Ben loses half of what he scored, 100 of his 200 points. It still hurts, but one dart can’t wipe out a strong start.

In the game

You can’t miss a send back

In Elimination the big moments often happen to players who aren’t even at the oche, so the app makes sure the whole room notices:

  • A big “Sent back” on screen with the name and the new score, plus a sound.
  • The card of the player who was hit shakes, counts back up and gets a “Back” tag for the rest of the visit.
  • The dart itself shows who it sent back instead of its points.
  • The caller calls the score as usual, then “Ben, back to 301”.
  • With “After the visit”, any player whose score you are on right now is marked “Stands here”, so you know who goes back if you stop.

Setup

Start a game

Pick Elimination in the game setup. Everything else is set up like any other match.

  • PlayersTwo or more at the same board, including bots at your level. More players means more targets.
  • Start301 (the default), 501, 701, or any score you like.
  • CheckoutSingle Out (the default), Double Out or Master Out. Add Double In if you like.
  • A hit countsAfter every dart (the default) or after the visit. See when a hit counts.
  • Back toThe start (the default) or half the way. See how far back.
  • HandicapsGive each player their own start score, checkout or Double In. A beginner can start on 201 while the others play 301.
  • LegsA single leg, first to 2, first to 3 or more, in sets if you like.
  • Who throws firstThe first player on the list, a bull-off or a random pick.

Tips

How to hunt and how to hide

  • Go for the leader. Sending back a player on 40 changes the game far more than one on 250. That is why the list and the board point to the leader first.
  • Look at the list before you throw. A player 19 away needs just a single 19, which is often easier than scoring for yourself.
  • Don’t stop just below somebody. If you sit a few points under another player, they can reach you with one easy dart. Stopping a little higher or lower keeps you safe.
  • If you can finish, finish. When one dart can check out, the board lights the finish first. Winning the leg beats any send back.
  • Big group, mixed levels? Half the way keeps everybody in the game. Regular opponents? After the visit makes every stop a decision.

Game modes

More ways to play

Fancy a different kind of hunt? In Hare & Hounds you chase the other player round the board and catch them on their number.

Who goes back first?

Start a game of Elimination darts in the app and hunt down your friends at your board, or bots at your level.

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