Darts scoring without the confusion.
The board looks complicated until you know the few rules that matter. Learn segment values, visit totals and how those numbers work inside a 501 leg.
USE DARTAVA SCORERSingles, doubles and trebles
The large main section of a number scores that number. The thin outer ring scores double, and the thin inner ring scores treble. Treble 20 is therefore 60 and double 20 is 40.
Bull and outer bull
The outer bull scores 25 and the inner bull scores 50. In common double-out rules, the inner bull can be used as the final double because it is treated as double 25.
A visit is up to three darts
Players usually throw three darts per turn unless the leg is finished earlier. The three dart values are added together, and that visit total is subtracted from the player's remaining score in X01 games such as 501.
Busts protect the start-of-visit score
If a double-out visit goes below zero, leaves one, or reaches zero without a valid finishing double, the whole visit is cancelled. The player returns to the score they had before throwing that visit.
Common questions
What is the highest score with three darts?
The highest standard three-dart visit is 180: treble 20, treble 20, treble 20.
Is the bullseye worth 50?
The inner bull is 50. The surrounding outer bull is 25.
Does a bust cancel every dart in that turn?
Yes. In 501 double-out, the score returns to the start-of-visit total when the visit busts.