Darts History… DARTS HISTORY -THE LENGTH OF THE OCHE 25 Apr 202020 Feb 2026 When it was originally established in 1973, the British Darts Organisation (BDO) adopted the oche length the National Darts Association of Great Britain (NDAGB) had first set up in its…
Games & Setup… DARTS HISTORY – GAMESMANSHIP 27 Oct 201917 Mar 2026 HAS IT ANY PLACE IN PROFESSIONAL DARTS? It's a while now since darts hit the headlines in some of the national newspapers and on-line when an escape of ‘gas’ disrupted…
Games & Setup Darts History – Darts Tuition 22 May 201927 Mar 2026 In 2004 I received an enquiry from a visitor to my web site, asking (a) if there are any books that teach you how to throw darts and (b) if…
Games & Setup… DARTS HISTORY – DARTS CAN STILL BE FUN! 22 May 201927 Mar 2026 When I was a lot, lot younger than I am now I tended to worry about darts becoming too serious and in this elderly article, written way back when, I…
Darts History… DARTS HISTORY – NINE-DARTERS 22 May 201917 Mar 2026 Who Threw The Very First Nine-Darter? I receive a good number of darts history questions via my website, but one I received in February 2003 from a dart fan in…
Games & Setup DARTS HISTORY – SO WHAT AM I DOING WRONG? – DARTS TECHNIQUE 22 May 201927 Mar 2026 For many years before the darts ‘explosion’ of the 1970s and 1980s, advice on how to play the game appeared simple and straightforward. Players adopted a standard stance, stood rock…
Games & Setup DARTS HISTORY – DARTS TRAINING 22 May 201927 Mar 2026 I am a Darts Historian, not a professional dart player. My skills at darts are strictly pub level but my knowledge of the game is extensive. It is, therefore, just…
Games & Setup DARTS HISTORY – DARTS LANGUAGE – SHANGHAI 22 May 201927 Mar 2026 There are many, many games that can be played on a dartboard other than 301, 501, etc and the names and rules of those games are featured in a number…
Games & Setup DARTS HISTORY – THE STANDARD DARTBOARD SET-UP 21 May 201927 Mar 2026 One of the most common questions I am asked is: "My son/daughter has been given a dart board and is keen to start playing straightaway but could you tell us…
Games & Setup DARTS HISTORY – ALTERNATIVE GAMES – DARTS CRICKET 21 May 201927 Mar 2026 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…
Dr Patrick Chaplin 