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Legs darts rules
Legs
Legs turns scoring on its head. Everyone adds up their darts towards a target score, but reaching it exactly is a trap: the player who lands on the target loses a life and starts again from zero. Going over the target is a bust. The result is a tense game of control where you want to creep close without ever getting caught.
- Players
- 2 to 6
- Length
- ≈ 15 min
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- What you need
- A dartboard (steel tip or soft tip) and 3 darts per player.
Rules
Setup
- Agree on a target score and a number of lives for every player.
- All players start on zero and take turns, three darts each.
How to play
- Throw three darts anywhere on the board and add the visit to your total.
- If your new total is below the target, it stands.
- If your new total goes over the target, the visit is a bust and your score does not change.
- If your new total equals the target exactly, you lose a life and your score resets to zero.
Scoring
- Every dart scores its normal value, including doubles, trebles and the bull.
- A player with no lives left is eliminated.
Winning
The last player with lives remaining wins.
Tips
- Close to the target, low numbers such as 1, 5 and 3 help you avoid landing on it by accident.
- Sometimes a bust is the best result you can get: it keeps your score where it is.
FAQ
- What happens if you go over the target in Legs?
- It is a bust: the visit is cancelled and your score stays where it was.
- What happens if you land exactly on the target?
- You lose a life and your score goes back to zero. A player with no lives left is out.
- How do you win at Legs?
- Be the last player with lives remaining.
