180!!!!!! (Darts - General)

Member Name: godsman

Product:	Darts - General
Date:	10/04/09 (16 review reads)
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Advantages: A game which can be played by all ages.

Disadvantages: Tends to be associated with pubs and drinkers.

Many people think this game can only be played by large men who love to spend time in the pub and drink and throw their darts at a board. However this game requires a lot of skill, and superb hand and eye co-ordination, something which is hard to gain.

Each player has 3 darts, made up of a shaft, stem and flight, and they aim to try and get the highest score with the 3 darts and finish on a double, usually playing the traditional 501 game. The quickest you can finish this game is with 9 perfect darts, something which is amazing to watch.

Over the last 20 years or so, this game has hit the highs of the sports world and the money available to be won in this game now, is massive.

Sky Sports have realised this and now host the Premier League of Darts, on every Thursday night, starting in February and lasting to May. This is a different style of darts, with it just being the first to 8 legs, and if it finishes 7-7 then 1 point is gained by each player, forming a league format which then leads into a knockout stage.
Phil "The Power" Taylor is the only player ever to have won the title of the Premier League, however the likes of Raymond van Barneveld and james Wade might be looking to try and change this soon. However Taylor, is probably the best darts player we will ever see, and is also shooting high averages.

Huge money can be won in the darts world, and with Taylor and Barneveld having some superb games over the last few years more and more people are getting into darts and with youngsters such as Jelle Klaasen breaking through, the future for darts looks very promising.

Summary: One of the best hand and eye co-ordination games.