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Nine-Dart Century

You get nine darts, three visits, to get as close to 100 as you can. Go over and you’re out. A dart off the board puts your total back to 0. The best total at or under 100 wins the leg.

  • Nine darts each, in three visits
  • Play to 100, 150 or 200
  • Any number of players, bots welcome
  • Unrated, so it never touches your average
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How it works
Nine-Dart Century · 100 Anna wins the leg
Anna100 ✓
BenBust
Cleo99
Round 3/3 · 1 to go
99+16
Cleo
  1. 12= 95
  2. 1= 96
  3. 3= 99

Get close to 100, but never over it

Three players, nine darts each. Ben goes to 102 and is out. Anna lands exactly on 100 with two darts of her last visit, Cleo stops on 99, so Anna wins. Drawn the way the app shows it.

The rules

How Nine-Dart Century works

Every point counts, right up to the one that takes you over.

  1. Nine darts to 100Everyone throws three visits in turn. Your darts add up over all nine, and the total is what you play with.
  2. Over 100 and you’re outThe dart that takes you past the target ends your leg there and then. Your total no longer counts.
  3. A dart off the board costs everythingIn the classic rules a dart that misses the board puts your total back to 0. You carry on from there with the darts you have left.
  4. Exactly 100 ends your dartsLand on the target and you are done, even with darts left in your hand.
  5. The best total winsOnce everyone is through, the best total at or under 100 wins the leg. If two players share it, the leg is drawn.

Nine darts

Three visits, one running total

Anna’s leg, dart by dart. Under every dart you see the total it leaves, just like in the app.

  1. Visit 1+66
    1. T20= 60
    2. 5= 65
    3. 1= 66
    66
    34 to go

    Big darts first. After one visit Anna has 66, so 34 to go.

  2. Visit 2+26
    1. 20= 86
    2. 5= 91
    3. 1= 92
    92
    8 to go

    Smaller numbers now. 26 more points take her to 92.

  3. Visit 3+8
    1. 5= 97
    2. 3= 100
    3. –
    100
    Exactly 100!

    A 5 and a 3 make exactly 100. That ends her darts, the third one stays in her hand.

Going over

One point too many and you’re out

The closer you get, the smaller the numbers you can afford.

Before the visit86
  1. 1= 87
  2. T5Bust
  3. –
BenBust
Over 100: out
Ben needs 14. His treble 5 makes 102, so he is out of the leg and his last dart isn’t thrown.
On 95, the next dart scores95
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
  14. 14
  15. 15
  16. 16
  17. 17
  18. 18
  19. 19
  20. 20
Still inExactly 100!Bust
Only 1 to 5 keep you in, and a 5 is the perfect dart. Anything from 6 up takes you over.

Off the board

Back to 0

Cleo is on 72 after two visits. Her next dart misses the board and wipes the lot, so her last two darts start again from 0.

  1. After two visits
    7228 to go
  2. Dart 1Off the board
    0Back to 0
  3. Dart 2T20
    6040 to go
  4. Dart 320
    8020 to go

The end of the leg

Who wins the leg

When everyone has thrown their nine darts or is out, the totals are compared.

  • One best total
    Anna100 ✓
    Cleo99
    BenBust
    Anna wins the leg

    The best total at or under the target wins. Being over doesn’t count, however close.

  • The same total at the top
    Anna97
    Ben97
    Cleo90
    Drawn leg

    Two players share the best total, so nobody wins the leg.

  • Everybody over
    AnnaBust
    BenBust
    Drawn leg

    If every player goes over, there is no total left to win with.

Settings

Two settings to play with

The defaults are the classic game. A higher target or a gentler miss rule changes how bold you can be.

  • Target100 · 150 · 200
    1. 100≈ 11 a dart
    2. 150≈ 17 a dart
    3. 200≈ 22 a dart

    100 is the classic. 150 and 200 leave more room for big darts.

  • A dart off the boardBack to 0
    1. T20= 60
    2. 0Back to 0
    3. 20= 20
    Back to 020Counts 080

    Back to 0 is the classic: a dart off the board wipes your total. With Counts 0 it just scores nothing.

In the game

What you see on screen

Your total is the big number in the middle. The panel shows everyone’s bar on the way to the target.

  • The total: it grows with every dart, next to what this visit has added. Above it you see the round and how much is left, for example Round 2/3 · 34 to go.
  • The hint line: it reads Get close to 100, but never over it, and changes to Exactly 100!, Over 100: out or Off the board: back to 0 when that happens.
  • The dart chips: under every dart the total it leaves, for example = 65, or Back to 0 and Bust.
  • The panel: one bar per player that fills up towards the target. Over it, the bar turns red and the total reads Bust.
  • A wrong dart? Tap its chip and correct it, as in every other mode. The total and the bar update with the correction.

Setup

Start a game

Open Party & duels in the game setup and pick Nine-Dart Century, or search for it by name. The rest works like any match.

  • PlayersOn your own or with others at your board, plus bots if you like.
  • Target100, 150 or 200, 100 by default. See the settings.
  • A dart off the boardBack to 0 (the default) or Counts 0.
  • LegsOne leg, first to 2, first to 3, or more. Every leg starts at 0. There are no sets in mini games.
  • Who throws firstThe first player in the list, a bull-off or random. From the second leg on, the next player starts.
  • UnratedNine-Dart Century doesn’t count towards your average, statistics or leaderboards. Only your wins are recorded.

Tips

How to finish closer to 100

  • Score early, steer late. Your first visit can go for the big numbers. By the last one you want small, safe singles.
  • Count your darts as well as your points. 100 in nine darts is about 11 a dart. If you are well ahead of that, slow down.
  • Watch the neighbours. Every low number sits next to big ones: the 3 between 19 and 17, the 1 between 20 and 18. Close to the target, a dart that drifts a little can take you over.
  • Keep every dart on the board. With Back to 0 a wild dart is worse than a low one. Late in the leg, aim for the middle of a single bed, not the edge of the board.
  • Know what you have to beat. If you throw last and the best total is 93, you only need 94. There is no prize for getting closer.

Game modes

More ways to play

Like the knife edge at the top? 21 Blackjack plays the same game with smaller numbers, and in All Fives you have to land exactly on 51. For big scores with no ceiling, try High Score.

Who gets closest to 100?

Open the app, pick Nine-Dart Century under Party & duels and throw your first visit. Play with friends at your board or against a bot.

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