Why shanghai darts

An exciting, easy-to-learn dart game where anyone can win! Shanghai is a competitive dart game where anyone has a chance to win, no matter how far behind they are. Two or more, any number of people or teams can play Shanghai darts.

In the dart game Shanghai, each player takes turns throwing three darts to try to score the highest possible points in each round. Rounds A standard game of Shanghai uses the segments 1 through 20, in order.

In the first round, players aim for the 1 segment. In the second round, players aim for the 2 segment, and so on through Only darts thrown in that round's segment will count towards anyone's score. For example, if in round 1 a player hits the 18 segment, no points are scored for that dart. Scoring Each segment counts for its standard amount of points. The single 1 segment scores one point, the single 2 segment scores two points, and so on. The aim is to score more points than your opponent.

An easy premise, but scoring those points is where the challenge lies. Shanghai is considered an easy darts game in which participants compete for the highest score. They will go round the board from , getting points depending on the value of the number that the player scores.

The person who scores the most points at the end is the winner. The darts that you choose to use are up to personal preference.

There are different weights and lengths that darts can be and the best way to find out what works for you is through trial and error. Darts which are heavier are generally considered to be more accurate.

Getting started. To determine the throwing order everyone throws a two dart splash - throwing two darts at the dartboard at the same time. The throwing order is the highest score to the lowest. If two people throw the same score they have to throw again. The names of the players are written in order across the top of the scoreboard and the numbers 1 through 20 are written down the left side of the board.

Vertical lines are drawn to divide the scoreboard into columns, one for each player. How do you win? Only 1's count in the first round, 2's in the second, etc. After all twenty rounds have been completed whoever has the highest score wins. The second way to win is to hit a Shanghai one dart in the single, one dart in the double and one dart in the triple. The target number for each round is the same as the round number that you are in.

Ex: Round 1 you shoot for 1s, round 2 you should for 2s, all that way up to round Each dart you throw awards its actual point value. So the importance of hitting the target number increases as the rounds go on. For example, in round 1 if you hit three triples, you would be awarded 9 points. In round 10, three triples are worth 90 points. Any dart that lands outside of the current number in play is zero points.

If a player hits a Shanghai, the game is over, and they win. The length of each round will depend on the number of active players. Write the round numbers, 1 through 20, on a column down the left.