The objective is to reach exactly zero by throwing rounds of three darts and subtracting the accumulated points of each round from the total score. Initially you simply try to accumulate the greatest amount of points to quickly approach zero. Once the score approaches zero, however, the strategy becomes how to reach exactly zero without going below it. For example, if you're down to 30 points, you must hit a double 15 with the first scoring dart in order to win the game. If you miss the double 15 and hit an eight, then eight points are added to your score, bringing it to 38.
Cricket is a game that has become popular during recent years and is now sanctioned for competition.
In order to close a number, you must hit three of that number. The scoreboard for cricket is drawn with the numbers 20 to 15, and bull's-eye, written in descending order. Marks are made to indicate that a number has been hit once, twice or three times by a player. Hitting the thin outer ring that corresponds with a number is equivalent to hitting two of that number. Hitting the thin inner ring is equivalent to hitting three of that number.