Dummy Darts
Welcome to the Crooked Arrow, where the ale is fine, the darts go till late and the regulars are a little much. Pull up a stool and play 501, Around the Clock or Cricket against a bar full of them.
Playing it here is free. If you want to keep it, $1 or more through itch.io (card or PayPal) gets you the offline copy - it runs in any browser, no internet needed.
About the game
Press and hold on the board, move to aim and let go to throw. A power meter swings while you hold, and if you let go right on the marked sweet spot you get your tightest dart, but hold on too long and your arm starts to wander. The meter ticks as it sweeps and dings on the mark, so you can even throw by ear.
There are five ways to play. In 501 or 301 you count down to exactly zero and finish on a double (or play straight-out), over a single leg, best of 3 or best of 5, with a checkout hint for your finish. Around the Clock is 1 to 20 and then the bull, in order, and a double moves you two and a treble three. Cricket has you close 15 through 20 and the bull and then pile on the points. Chasing Par has no opponent, just you and the fewest darts you can manage, for up to five stars from Regular to Legend. And Practice is where you set your bearings straight or wreck the place in the process.
Then there are the regulars. Old Reg is the pushover - he's been on that stool since decimalization and he's shaky, but he knows the 20 bed. Landlady Glenda has a steady hand, runs a tight house and a tidy checkout, and you really shouldn't test her patience. Mad Terry is unhinged, it's a 180 or the lamp with nothing in between and genuinely nobody knows which. And Sharky is the house shark, who buys you a pint, remembers your name and empties your wallet. You can also Pass & Play with a friend on one device.
A wild dart takes out whatever it hits - bottles, the lamp, the landlord's portrait, the mirror, somebody's pint, the bowl of nuts, the till and the candles - and every breakage goes on the Damages Bill. Take down all thirteen for a FULL HOUSE!
Your best legs, 14 first-time feats and the Pub Lexicon all get chalked up. The Lexicon is nine bits of real darts slang that get called the moment they happen, like ROBIN HOOD, HAT TRICK, SHANGHAI, BED & BREAKFAST and BAG O' NUTS.
You can even put any picture you want up on the board with Add Photo. What happens once the darts start landing is for you to find out.
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