Patent ID: 8096558

Claim:
Dart game apparatus for simulating a football game using darts to be thrown by players, said dart game apparatus comprising: a dart board on which is formed a target region capable of receiving and holding darts thrown by a player, said target region being divided into a center scoring region located at the center of the target region and at least first and second concentric rings surrounding the center scoring region, said first ring being divided into a plurality of first ring scoring regions and said second ring being divided into a plurality of second ring scoring regions; a plurality of yardage target labels provided on said target region; a plurality of alphabetic labels provided on said target region, each alphabetic label denoting a state of play related to the simulated football game; and a plurality of yard line cards indicating on one side of each card a yard range on a simulated football field corresponding to a player's position on this football field and on an opposite side of each card a plurality of yardage targets to be achieved by the player, who has selected that particular card, by means of darts thrown at said dart board, wherein each of said first and second ring scoring regions displays either one of said yardage target labels or one of said alphabetic labels.