How to play 301

Your score is the number of darts you throw to get from 301 to exactly 0. Fewer darts is better. Finish on a double or bullseye.

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   Start at 301

   Throw up to three darts per visit. Each dart's points come off your remaining score.

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   Score the board

   Singles score their number, doubles twice the number, trebles three times. Outer bull is 25, bullseye is 50, a miss is 0.

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   Finish on exactly 0

   Double-out: your last dart must land on a double or the bullseye to reach exactly 0.

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   Busts void the visit

   If a dart takes you below 0, leaves exactly 1, or reaches 0 without a double, the visit is void and your score returns to what it was at the start of that visit. Every dart thrown still counts.

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   Fewest darts wins

   Your result is the darts you throw to reach 0. Six is the theoretical minimum. Ties use fewer visits, then a higher three-dart average. After 20 visits, the game ends unfinished and is not ranked.

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   One game per day

   Each browser plays the daily game once; an unfinished game resumes where you left it. A new game begins at midnight US Eastern. Past days cannot be played.

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   Leaderboard needs an account

   Anyone can play and view the leaderboard. To put your score on it, sign up or log in the same day; your finished game is posted automatically.

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   Three-dart average

   Points taken off your score, divided by darts thrown, multiplied by three. Bust visits add no points but their darts count.

Timing your throw

First press of STOP stops the horizontal aim sweep. Second press stops the vertical height sweep. The two positions map directly to the board: centre is the bull, edges reach the outer rings.

Tap STOP on mobile, or press Space or Enter on desktop. Watch a full sweep before stopping it. The finish hint shows the simplest way to check out on a double with the darts still in hand.