The Rules of Cricket

Cricket is the most popular dart game played in the US. There are already plenty of websites explaining the rules of Cricket. And now there is one more.

Cricket is played using only the numbers 20 through 15 and the bullseye. Many score boards in bars already have the numbers painted on, but if not simply make a column in the middle of the scoreboard starting with 20 and descending to 15 followed by a B for bull. The object of the game is to "close" each of those numbers. This is done by making three of the number. This could mean hitting 3 singles, or a double and a single or simply a triple. The outer bull counts as a single and the inner bull counts double. Simple enough, right? Here's the catch. Let's say I've closed my 20s but you haven't closed yours. Any time I hit a 20 after that I score points which I keep a running total of next to where I'm keeping track of the numbers I've hit. Once you close the 20s, I can no longer score on them. Same goes for all those other numbers. So not only do you have to close everything, but you have to be ahead or even in the score.

That's far from the best explanation of the rules of Cricket, but should give you a basic understanding of the game. I'll go into more detail in a future post.