Cyprus… Pafos Darts League Goes Onward & Upward 21 May 201927 Jun 2019 ‘Dr. Darts with Terry McGovern, Secretary of the Pafos Darts League’ (Photo: Moppix) As you may have read in an earlier article, this year, for the seventh time out of…
Cyprus… Doctor Darts On The Oche In Cyprus 21 May 201916 Aug 2019 ‘Patrick in the Wembley pub, Limassol, looking for a game of darts’ (Photo credit: Moppix) Wherever I travel at home or abroad I usually try and track down a game…
Cyprus… First Cyprus Darts Open A Big Success 21 May 201916 Aug 2019 The profile of darts in Cyprus has once again been raised by the contesting of the inaugural Open Tournament held in Pathos. Organised and hosted by the Pafos Darts League…
Cyprus… Cyprus – The Island Of Aphrodite…And Darts 21 May 201927 Jun 2019 Traditionally the beautiful island of Cyprus has been inextricably linked with Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love who is said to have been born from the sea foam at Pafos…
Books… Cupid’s Dart By David Nobbs 21 May 201928 Jun 2019 As a Doctor of Philosophy with a PhD in the Social History of Darts, writes Patrick Chaplin, it was a strange experience to read David Nobbs’ latest novel, Cupid’s Dart.…
Games & Setup Darts Cricket 21 May 201919 Aug 2019 I’ve received so many enquiries from darters about the differences between the US and the UK forms of Darts Cricket that I’ve decided to post this article to clarify any…
Products… Circumluminator 21 May 201928 Jun 2019 THE CIRCUMLUMINATOR DARTBOARD ILLUMINATION BREAKTHROUGH The Circumluminator: Uniform, shadow-free, glare-free light https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMwygV6LRpU The Circumluminator Dartboard Illumination Breakthrough One of the reasons it took darts – or any indoor pub game…
Humour THE DARTER’S CHRISTMAS PUDDING 21 May 2019 The mid-1940s was still a time of rationing. Eager to help their readers make the best of their limited resources, a darts publication came up with the idea of compiling…
Darts History Did Cavemen Play Darts? 21 May 201928 Jun 2019 by Dr John V. Day In his book THE NEANDERTHAL QUESTION, Stan Gooch speculates that these early humans, halfway between us and apes, would "practice their running and throwing, and…
Pub History PUB HISTORY – My Local – The Carpenters Arms, Maldon 21 May 20192 Mar 2026 Carpenters Arms, Gate Street, Maldon, Essex (Photo © Stephen P. Nunn) The Carpenters Arms in my home town of Maldon, Essex is one of my two locals. I have been…
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