The UK's Darts Community Hub
Structured training games, honest equipment reviews and Career Mode — your complete darts companion.
Why Dart Starter
Nine purpose-built games from Around the Board to Bob's 27. Each one targets a specific skill gap — no more aimless throwing.
A complete beginner's programme covering stance, grip, doubles and match psychology. Week by week, session by session.
5 divisions, promotion & relegation, AI opponents with personalities, commentary and the road to Q-School. The flagship Dart Starter experience.
Start Your Career →Independent, rigorous testing of darts, boards, stems and flights from Target, Winmau, Red Dragon and more. No hype, just facts.
Not sure which barrel suits your throw? DartsDNA matches your grip and release style to the right barrel shape in under 60 seconds.
Find Your Match →Full checkout table from 170 to 50, plus a random checkout generator at beginner, intermediate and hard difficulty.
Open Checkout Table →Find local players, join the community chat, compete on leaderboards, and enter online tournaments. Darts is better together.
Tips, checkout guides, equipment deep-dives and top 10 lists for players of every level. New posts added regularly.
Read the Blog →Training Games
501, 301 or Cricket for 1–4 players. Checkout suggestions, bust detection, leg tracking and live stats.
🧹Draft five legendary darts traits and try to survive an entire PDC TV calendar undefeated. One run. No second chances.
🍺Take on the regulars of the Dog & Ferret. Win their tankards and challenge Brenda the landlady — unbeaten on her own board since 1987.
🔀Beginner to Hard. Randomised finishes with suggested routes. Track your success rate.
🔢Hit 1–20 in order then bullseye. The classic accuracy builder for all levels.
⭕Random doubles from 1–20. Build the confidence to close legs under pressure.
🎯Start at 121, finish on a double. Each success raises the bar by one.
⏱️Score as many points as possible in 30, 60 or 120 seconds. Pure pressure.
🎲Start with 27 points and hit doubles in order. Miss all three — points are deducted.
🦸Only your third dart counts. Finish 101, 301 or 501 on a double.
📉Work down from 50 to 10 in steps of 5. Bust and reset. Finish on a double.
📋A complete beginner programme from first throw to league-ready in 12 structured weeks.
🏆5 divisions, promotion & relegation, AI rivals with personalities. The road from pub league to Q-School.
🌍Represent your nation in the pairs World Cup. Team up with a friend or an AI partner and chase the trophy.
🪓Hit the target number each round or your score is halved. A brutal test of nerve and accuracy.
🔺Track your hit rate on T20, T19 and T18 — the most important skill in darts, trained properly.
🎲Hit a single, double and treble of the same number in one visit for an instant Shanghai win.
📊Play solo legs of 501 and track your average darts per leg over time. Simple, honest practice.
The most immersive darts experience on the web. Play real darts on your board at home — we supply the AI rivals, the atmosphere, the pub league table and the road all the way to Q-School.
Pick your nation and take on the world. Battle through the group stage and into the knockouts in the pairs format — team up with an AI partner and throw real darts on your own board, all the way to the final.
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