Players take turns throwing three darts at any of the scoring number or score points. They race to close a number in the board until one of them closes all of his numbers and earn more or equal points over the opponent’s.

The point system makes this game interesting. After one player closes a number, any dart that lands on that number counts as points to the player who first closed it. To illustrate: player A closed the number 18 (having hit it “triple” for example) while B only hit one on that number. If A lands a triple on 18, he gets a 54. However, if B hits a triple on 18, only two or “double” counts to close that number since the number was already closed. The uncounted 18 from B’s “triple” will become points for A.

The first to close all his numbers wins only if he garners the greater score. Otherwise, he has to throw in more darts until he equals or surpasses the opponent’s score.