Baseball darts rules
By Pierre, updated
Baseball darts borrows from the American game: nine innings, one number per inning, and runs each time you hit it.
A single is worth 1, a double 2, a treble 3: every dart counts, and an inning is worth 9 at most. Play it alone, with a friend or in a group.
The aim
Score the most runs in 9 innings.
The inning
In inning 1, everyone throws at the 1; in inning 2, the 2; up to inning 9.
A single is 1 run, a double 2, a treble 3: an inning brings 9 at most. A dart anywhere else scores nothing, the bull neither.
The finish
The most runs after 9 innings wins.
Tied at the top, the leaders play extra innings on the next number until one pulls ahead.
An example
Inning 6, everyone aims at the 6. Treble 6, single 6, then a miss: 4 runs for your inning.
Three treble 6s make 9 runs, the grand slam. Three misses are a strikeout: the inning scores nothing.
Variants
- 9 innings for the full game, 5 for a short one.
- Tied after the last inning: the tied players play extra innings on the next number, until one pulls ahead. After the 20, it's the bull.
- Bullseye Baseball, where the bull counts too, and dedicated baseball dartboards, with their “strike” and “home run” areas, are played with chalk.
On Bullcast
Baseball comes with Bullcast Complete, and is open to everyone on a Bullcast pub's board. The TV keeps the box score, inning by inning.
Questions
Why aim for the treble?
It's worth 3 runs, the most a dart can score: it's the target of every inning.
Does the bull count?
No, except in an extra inning after the 20, which is rare: the bull is worth 1 there, the bullseye 2.
How many players?
From 1 to 8 on Bullcast, taking turns.