[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":666},["ShallowReactive",2],{"post-\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fdarts-games-for-groups":3,"post-other-\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fdarts-games-for-groups":349},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":339,"description":340,"extension":341,"key":342,"meta":343,"navigation":344,"path":345,"seo":346,"stem":347,"__hash__":348},"blog_en\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fdarts-games-for-groups.md","Darts games for groups: which one to play tonight?",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":324},"minimark",[9,13,18,30,35,38,58,62,65,77,81,84,88,94,98,105,137,141,262,266,272,287,293,299,309,313,316],[10,11,12],"p",{},"One board, a few friends, and the same question every time: what are we playing? 501 is the classic, but it isn't always the most fun when abilities are miles apart or when there are six of you. Here are the games that work best with a group, and how to pick the right one.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"the-4-games-you-can-play-in-throw","The 4 games you can play in Throw",[10,19,20,21,25,26,29],{},"Throw scores these four by itself: one phone standing beside the board, ",[22,23,24],"strong",{},"1 to 8 players",", individually or ",[22,27,28],{},"in teams",".",[31,32,34],"h3",{"id":33},"_501-and-the-whole-x01-family","501 (and the whole x01 family)",[10,36,37],{},"Everyone starts on 501 and works down to exactly zero, finishing on a double. It's the game you see on TV, and the most demanding one too: if you can't finish on a double, the last few points can drag on for a long time.",[10,39,40,41,44,45,48,49,52,53,29],{},"With a group, think about the shorter versions: ",[22,42,43],{},"301"," or ",[22,46,47],{},"101"," (a quick-fire game) keep things moving. And if abilities vary a lot, a ",[22,50,51],{},"straight out"," finish (any dart can win it) avoids never-ending legs. It's all in the ",[54,55,57],"a",{"href":56},"\u002Fen\u002Frules\u002Fx01","x01 rules",[31,59,61],{"id":60},"cricket","Cricket",[10,63,64],{},"You close 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and the bull, then score points on the targets the others haven't closed. More tactical than 501, it makes you keep an eye on everyone else.",[10,66,67,68,71,72,76],{},"With three or more, ",[22,69,70],{},"cut-throat"," (the default in Throw) is the most fun: your points go to the others, and the lowest score wins. Expect alliances, revenge and plenty of banter. The ",[54,73,75],{"href":74},"\u002Fen\u002Frules\u002Fcricket","cricket rules"," cover all three variants.",[31,78,80],{"id":79},"halve-it-le-capital","Halve It (Le Capital)",[10,82,83],{},"One round, one target: the 20, then 3 colours, then the 19, then a total of exactly 57... Miss the target and your score is halved. It's the perfect game for mixed groups: a lucky beginner can beat a good player, and nobody gets bored, because the challenge changes every round. In Throw, everyone can even place a secret bet on a bonus round.",[31,85,87],{"id":86},"shanghai","Shanghai",[10,89,90,91,93],{},"One round per number, from 1 to 20 (or 1 to 7 in the short version). Only darts in that number count. A ",[22,92,87],{}," (single, double and treble of the number in the same visit) wins the game in one go. Easy to understand, ideal for kids and beginners.",[14,95,97],{"id":96},"other-classics-not-in-throw","Other classics, not in Throw",[10,99,100,101,104],{},"These games are hugely popular in pubs and at home, but ",[22,102,103],{},"Throw doesn't offer them",": you'll need chalk and a scoreboard. Rules vary a lot from place to place, so here's the most common version of each.",[106,107,108,115,121,127],"ul",{},[109,110,111,114],"li",{},[22,112,113],{},"Around the Clock",": hit the 1, then the 2, then the 3... all the way to 20, in order. First to get round wins. Some people add the bull at the end.",[109,116,117,120],{},[22,118,119],{},"Killer",": each player gets a number, often by throwing with their weaker hand. You first have to hit the double of your own number to become a \"killer\", then go after your opponents' doubles to take their lives. Last one standing wins. Brilliant with 4 or more.",[109,122,123,126],{},[22,124,125],{},"Baseball",": 9 innings, each with its own number (the 1, then the 2, up to 9). You score on the inning's number, with a points scale that changes from house to house. Similar in spirit to Shanghai.",[109,128,129,132,133,136],{},[22,130,131],{},"Golf",": 9 or 18 \"holes\", one number per hole, and the ",[22,134,135],{},"lowest"," score wins. Each hit counts as a number of strokes depending on where it lands (the double is usually the best shot), and the scales vary.",[14,138,140],{"id":139},"pick-at-a-glance","Pick at a glance",[142,143,144,163],"table",{},[145,146,147],"thead",{},[148,149,150,154,157,160],"tr",{},[151,152,153],"th",{},"Game",[151,155,156],{},"Playable in Throw",[151,158,159],{},"Suggested level",[151,161,162],{},"Best for",[164,165,166,181,193,206,218,230,241,252],"tbody",{},[148,167,168,172,175,178],{},[169,170,171],"td",{},"501 \u002F x01",[169,173,174],{},"Yes",[169,176,177],{},"Intermediate",[169,179,180],{},"2 to 4 players",[148,182,183,185,187,190],{},[169,184,61],{},[169,186,174],{},[169,188,189],{},"Beginner to expert",[169,191,192],{},"2 players, or 3+ in cut-throat",[148,194,195,198,200,203],{},[169,196,197],{},"Halve It",[169,199,174],{},[169,201,202],{},"Any level",[169,204,205],{},"Mixed groups",[148,207,208,210,212,215],{},[169,209,87],{},[169,211,174],{},[169,213,214],{},"Beginner",[169,216,217],{},"Kids, first-timers",[148,219,220,222,225,227],{},[169,221,113],{},[169,223,224],{},"No",[169,226,214],{},[169,228,229],{},"Warming up, first-timers",[148,231,232,234,236,238],{},[169,233,119],{},[169,235,224],{},[169,237,202],{},[169,239,240],{},"4 players or more",[148,242,243,245,247,249],{},[169,244,125],{},[169,246,224],{},[169,248,214],{},[169,250,251],{},"Small groups",[148,253,254,256,258,260],{},[169,255,131],{},[169,257,224],{},[169,259,177],{},[169,261,251],{},[14,263,265],{"id":264},"how-to-choose-for-your-group","How to choose for your group",[10,267,268,271],{},[22,269,270],{},"Two of you, similar standard",": 501 or standard Cricket. These are the classic head-to-heads, where consistency wins.",[10,273,274,277,278,44,280,282,283,286],{},[22,275,276],{},"Three to six of you",": Cricket in cut-throat, or Halve It. 501 drags with six, everyone waits several minutes for their turn. If you really want x01, drop to ",[22,279,43],{},[22,281,47],{}," to keep the pace up, and split into ",[22,284,285],{},"teams"," if you'd rather play together than every player for themselves.",[10,288,289,292],{},[22,290,291],{},"Very mixed abilities",": Halve It, first and foremost. A missed round halves your score, which melts big leads, and the whole-visit rounds (3 colours, 57 points) reward thinking as much as accuracy. Sudden-death Shanghai works too: one Shanghai wins it, whatever the scores.",[10,294,295,298],{},[22,296,297],{},"Kids or complete beginners",": short Shanghai (7 rounds). No counting down, no checkout rule, just adding up.",[10,300,301,304,305,29],{},[22,302,303],{},"A friend playing from home",": in Throw you can play online, one on one, with a free account, each of you at your own board with your own phone. Everything is explained in ",[54,306,308],{"href":307},"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fplay-darts-online-with-friends","play darts online with friends",[14,310,312],{"id":311},"keep-the-evening-flowing","Keep the evening flowing",[10,314,315],{},"What slows a darts night down is rarely the game itself: it's the scoring. Someone has to hold the chalk, work out what's left, check the targets. With Throw, the phone keeps score on its own, and you can put the game up on a computer or TV in the living room, paired with a code. Nobody's stuck on chalk duty any more.",[10,317,318,319,323],{},"Every rule, as Throw plays it, is gathered on the ",[54,320,322],{"href":321},"\u002Fen\u002Frules","game rules"," page.",{"title":325,"searchDepth":326,"depth":326,"links":327},"",2,[328,335,336,337,338],{"id":16,"depth":326,"text":17,"children":329},[330,332,333,334],{"id":33,"depth":331,"text":34},3,{"id":60,"depth":331,"text":61},{"id":79,"depth":331,"text":80},{"id":86,"depth":331,"text":87},{"id":96,"depth":326,"text":97},{"id":139,"depth":326,"text":140},{"id":264,"depth":326,"text":265},{"id":311,"depth":326,"text":312},"2026-10-27","501, Cricket, Halve It and Shanghai, plus Killer, Around the Clock, Baseball and Golf: the best darts games for groups, and how to pick one for your crowd.","md","party-games",{},true,"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fdarts-games-for-groups",{"title":5,"description":340},"en\u002Fblog\u002Fdarts-games-for-groups","WOKRIQRHiHqaCBisU35cHTzZENxhbVU-7wxXuoy-WAs",{"id":350,"title":351,"body":352,"date":339,"description":660,"extension":341,"key":342,"meta":661,"navigation":344,"path":662,"seo":663,"stem":664,"__hash__":665},"blog_fr\u002Fblog\u002Fjeux-de-flechettes-a-plusieurs.md","Jeux de fléchettes à plusieurs : lequel choisir pour ta soirée ?",{"type":7,"value":353,"toc":648},[354,357,361,371,375,378,395,399,402,413,417,420,424,430,434,441,468,472,586,590,596,612,618,624,634,638,641],[10,355,356],{},"Une cible, quelques amis, et toujours la même question : on joue à quoi ? Le 501 est le grand classique, mais pas le plus amusant quand les niveaux sont très différents ou qu'on est six. Voici les jeux qui marchent le mieux à plusieurs, et comment choisir selon ton groupe.",[14,358,360],{"id":359},"les-4-jeux-jouables-dans-throw","Les 4 jeux jouables dans Throw",[10,362,363,364,367,368,29],{},"Ces quatre-là, Throw les compte tout seul : un téléphone posé sur le côté de la cible, de ",[22,365,366],{},"1 à 8 joueurs",", en individuel ou ",[22,369,370],{},"en équipes",[31,372,374],{"id":373},"le-501-et-toute-la-famille-x01","Le 501 (et toute la famille x01)",[10,376,377],{},"Chacun part de 501 et descend à zéro pile, en finissant sur un double. C'est le jeu des compétitions, et le plus exigeant : un débutant peut rester bloqué longtemps sur les derniers points.",[10,379,380,381,383,384,386,387,390,391,29],{},"À plusieurs, pense aux versions courtes : le ",[22,382,43],{}," ou le ",[22,385,47],{}," (une partie express) gardent du rythme. Et si les niveaux sont très différents, la ",[22,388,389],{},"sortie libre"," (finir avec n'importe quelle fléchette) évite les fins interminables. Tout est dans les ",[54,392,394],{"href":393},"\u002Fregles\u002Fx01","règles du x01",[31,396,398],{"id":397},"le-cricket","Le Cricket",[10,400,401],{},"On ferme le 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 et le bull, puis on marque des points sur les cibles que les autres n'ont pas fermées. Plus tactique que le 501, il oblige à surveiller les adversaires.",[10,403,404,405,407,408,412],{},"À trois ou plus, la variante ",[22,406,70],{}," (par défaut dans Throw) est la plus drôle : tes points vont aux autres, et le score le plus bas gagne. Alliances, vengeances et chambrage garantis. Les ",[54,409,411],{"href":410},"\u002Fregles\u002Fcricket","règles du cricket"," détaillent les trois variantes.",[31,414,416],{"id":415},"le-capital-halve-it","Le Capital (Halve It)",[10,418,419],{},"Une manche, un contrat : le 20, puis 3 couleurs, puis le 19, puis un total d'exactement 57... Tu rates le contrat, ton score est divisé par deux. Idéal pour les groupes mélangés : un débutant chanceux peut battre un bon joueur, et les contrats changent à chaque manche. Avec Throw, chacun peut même miser en secret sur une manche bonus.",[31,421,423],{"id":422},"le-shanghai","Le Shanghai",[10,425,426,427,429],{},"Une manche par numéro, du 1 au 20 (ou du 1 au 7 en version courte). Seules les fléchettes dans le numéro comptent. Le ",[22,428,87],{}," (simple, double et triple du numéro dans la même volée) fait gagner la partie d'un coup. Simple à comprendre, parfait pour les enfants et les débutants.",[14,431,433],{"id":432},"dautres-classiques-hors-throw","D'autres classiques, hors Throw",[10,435,436,437,440],{},"Très joués dans les bars et à la maison, ces jeux ne sont ",[22,438,439],{},"pas proposés par Throw"," : il faudra une craie et une ardoise. Les règles varient d'un endroit à l'autre, voici le principe le plus courant.",[106,442,443,449,454,459],{},[109,444,445,448],{},[22,446,447],{},"Around the Clock (le tour de l'horloge)"," : toucher le 1, puis le 2, puis le 3... jusqu'au 20, dans l'ordre. Le premier qui boucle le tour gagne. Certains ajoutent le bull à la fin.",[109,450,451,453],{},[22,452,119],{}," : chaque joueur reçoit un numéro, souvent tiré au sort en lançant de sa mauvaise main. Il faut d'abord toucher le double de son propre numéro pour devenir « killer », puis viser les doubles des adversaires pour leur retirer des vies. Le dernier en vie gagne. Excellent à 4 joueurs et plus.",[109,455,456,458],{},[22,457,125],{}," : 9 manches (« innings »), chacune avec son numéro (le 1, puis le 2, jusqu'au 9). On marque des points sur le numéro de la manche, selon un barème qui varie selon les maisons. Proche du Shanghai dans l'esprit.",[109,460,461,463,464,467],{},[22,462,131],{}," : 9 ou 18 « trous », un numéro par trou, et le score le plus ",[22,465,466],{},"bas"," gagne. Chaque touche vaut un nombre de coups selon la zone (le double est en général le meilleur coup), et les barèmes varient.",[14,469,471],{"id":470},"le-tableau-pour-choisir","Le tableau pour choisir",[142,473,474,490],{},[145,475,476],{},[148,477,478,481,484,487],{},[151,479,480],{},"Jeu",[151,482,483],{},"Jouable dans Throw",[151,485,486],{},"Niveau conseillé",[151,488,489],{},"Idéal pour",[164,491,492,505,517,530,542,554,565,576],{},[148,493,494,496,499,502],{},[169,495,171],{},[169,497,498],{},"Oui",[169,500,501],{},"Intermédiaire",[169,503,504],{},"2 à 4 joueurs",[148,506,507,509,511,514],{},[169,508,61],{},[169,510,498],{},[169,512,513],{},"Débutant à confirmé",[169,515,516],{},"2 joueurs, ou 3 et plus en cut-throat",[148,518,519,522,524,527],{},[169,520,521],{},"Capital",[169,523,498],{},[169,525,526],{},"Tous niveaux",[169,528,529],{},"Groupes mélangés",[148,531,532,534,536,539],{},[169,533,87],{},[169,535,498],{},[169,537,538],{},"Débutant",[169,540,541],{},"Enfants, découverte",[148,543,544,546,549,551],{},[169,545,113],{},[169,547,548],{},"Non",[169,550,538],{},[169,552,553],{},"Échauffement, découverte",[148,555,556,558,560,562],{},[169,557,119],{},[169,559,548],{},[169,561,526],{},[169,563,564],{},"4 joueurs et plus",[148,566,567,569,571,573],{},[169,568,125],{},[169,570,548],{},[169,572,538],{},[169,574,575],{},"Petits groupes",[148,577,578,580,582,584],{},[169,579,131],{},[169,581,548],{},[169,583,501],{},[169,585,575],{},[14,587,589],{"id":588},"comment-choisir-selon-ton-groupe","Comment choisir selon ton groupe",[10,591,592,595],{},[22,593,594],{},"Vous êtes deux, de niveau proche"," : le 501 ou le Cricket standard. Ce sont les duels classiques, ceux où la meilleure régularité l'emporte.",[10,597,598,601,602,604,605,607,608,611],{},[22,599,600],{},"Vous êtes trois à six"," : le Cricket en cut-throat ou le Capital. Le 501 devient vite long à six, chacun attend son tour plusieurs minutes. Si tu tiens au x01, passe au ",[22,603,43],{}," ou au ",[22,606,47],{}," pour garder du rythme, et formez des ",[22,609,610],{},"équipes"," si vous voulez jouer les uns avec les autres plutôt que chacun pour soi.",[10,613,614,617],{},[22,615,616],{},"Les niveaux sont très différents"," : le Capital avant tout. Une manche ratée divise le score par deux, ce qui fait fondre les grosses avances, et les contrats de volée (3 couleurs, 57 points) récompensent la réflexion autant que la précision. Le Shanghai en mort subite fonctionne aussi : un Shanghai réussi suffit à gagner, quel que soit le score.",[10,619,620,623],{},[22,621,622],{},"Il y a des enfants ou de vrais débutants"," : le Shanghai en version courte (7 manches). Pas de décompte, pas de règle de sortie, juste des additions.",[10,625,626,629,630,29],{},[22,627,628],{},"Un ami joue à distance"," : dans Throw, tu peux jouer en ligne en un contre un avec un compte gratuit, chacun devant sa cible avec son téléphone. On t'explique tout dans ",[54,631,633],{"href":632},"\u002Fblog\u002Fjouer-aux-flechettes-en-ligne","jouer aux fléchettes en ligne",[14,635,637],{"id":636},"pour-que-la-soirée-roule","Pour que la soirée roule",[10,639,640],{},"Le vrai frein d'une soirée fléchettes, c'est le comptage : tenir l'ardoise, calculer les restants, vérifier les contrats. Avec Throw, le téléphone compte tout seul, et tu peux afficher la partie en grand sur un PC ou une TV du salon, appairé par un code. Plus personne n'est de corvée de craie.",[10,642,643,644,29],{},"Toutes les règles de Throw sont réunies sur la page ",[54,645,647],{"href":646},"\u002Fregles","règles des jeux",{"title":325,"searchDepth":326,"depth":326,"links":649},[650,656,657,658,659],{"id":359,"depth":326,"text":360,"children":651},[652,653,654,655],{"id":373,"depth":331,"text":374},{"id":397,"depth":331,"text":398},{"id":415,"depth":331,"text":416},{"id":422,"depth":331,"text":423},{"id":432,"depth":326,"text":433},{"id":470,"depth":326,"text":471},{"id":588,"depth":326,"text":589},{"id":636,"depth":326,"text":637},"501, Cricket, Capital, Shanghai, mais aussi Killer, Around the Clock, Baseball ou Golf : les meilleurs jeux de fléchettes à plusieurs, et comment choisir.",{},"\u002Fblog\u002Fjeux-de-flechettes-a-plusieurs",{"title":351,"description":660},"blog\u002Fjeux-de-flechettes-a-plusieurs","hqzhav4UiLCNoEc1wgJj1Gk4DauWJov-QJCsI8Ei1tk",1794595397084]