Legend Darts · Setup & Rules
The measurements every board in the world hangs by, and how the game is actually played.
The bullseye sits 1.73 metres (5ft 8in) from the floor, eye height for a six-footer. The twenty sits at the top, on the darker segment. Make sure the board is flush to the wall and can’t rotate; most boards have a levelling screw for exactly this.
■ Check the diagonal: bull to oche line should measure 2.93m
The throw line, the oche, sits 2.37 metres (7ft 9¼in) from the face of the board, measured along the floor. You may lean over it as far as balance allows, but neither foot crosses it. A raised oche bar or a simple strip of tape both do the job.
Both players start on 501 and race to zero. Three darts a visit; singles score face value, the outer ring doubles, the inner ring trebles; the outer bull scores 25 and the bullseye 50. The catch is the finish: you must reach exactly zero with a dart in a double (the bullseye counts as double 25). Go below zero, or to one, and the visit is bust: your score resets to where it stood before you threw.
■ Maximum score in one visit: 180 · three treble twenties
The fastest possible leg is nine darts, and the classic route runs through two maximums. But most legs are won and lost on the outer ring: leave yourself an even number you know (32, double sixteen, is the classic) because when it splits, it leaves another double. Practise your out-shots as seriously as your scoring and you will win legs you had no right to.
Sorted
Weight, grip and barrel shape decide how those three darts leave your hand. Our buying guide walks you through it, and every Legend barrel is machined in 90% tungsten to make the most of the answer.
1.73 · 2.37 · 501 · Double out
