Around the World Darts: Rules and How to Play
Around the World is the simplest accuracy game in darts: hit every number from 1 to 20 in order. It's a great warm-up, a fair game for mixed abilities, and a race against the clock on your own.
Rules
- Start on 1. When you hit your current number, move on to the next.
- Any part of the number counts: single, double or treble all move you on by one number.
- Darts that land anywhere else don't count, and there's no penalty for missing.
- Finish after 20, or optionally after the bull as a final target.
Winning
In The Darts App each player throws their whole run in turn, with their own clock that starts on their first dart. Once everyone has finished, the fastest time wins. On your own, it's a personal best to beat.
Some pubs let a double skip one number and a treble skip two. Agree the rule before you start.
Why practise it
It makes you aim at every part of the board, not just the treble 20, which is exactly what you need for checkouts and for Cricket. Timing it gives you an honest measure of how quickly you can hit a specific target.