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Rate your game, climb the pro tour and train with 20+ free games — your complete darts companion.
Why Dart Starter
Twenty-nine games across two collections — the classics done properly, and Dart Starter originals you won't find anywhere else. Each one targets a specific skill gap.
Explore the Games →The full professional journey. Play Q-School free, earn your Tour Card, then take on every major, a rolling world ranking and the Premier League.
Play Tour Mode →5 divisions, real pub match nights of pairs and singles, the County Cup, a 42-trophy cabinet and the road to Q-School. The flagship Dart Starter experience.
Start Your Career →Independent, rigorous testing of darts, boards, stems and flights from Target, Winmau, Red Dragon and more. No hype, just facts.
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Not sure which barrel suits your throw? DartsDNA matches your grip and release style to the right barrel shape in under 60 seconds.
Find Your Match →Full checkout table from 170 to 50, plus a random checkout generator at beginner, intermediate and hard difficulty.
Open Checkout Table →Five stages, ninety-nine darts, one number out of 100. The Grading rates your scoring, doubles, finishing and match play, then names the weakness to fix.
Take The Grading →Tips, checkout guides, equipment deep-dives and top 10 lists for players of every level. New posts added regularly.
Read the Blog →Training Games
🎯 Standard Games — The Classics
Everyone plays everyone. Two points a win, leg difference settles the table. Up to six of you on one phone, or solo against a full AI field.
🎯The professional scorer for real matches — 501, 301 and Cricket for up to four players, with checkout suggestions and full stats.
📋The academy assessment format. Shanghai 10–15, every double plus the Bull, then Shanghai 15–20. Fifty-seven darts, scored out of 3380 and graded.
🎲The classic doubles gauntlet. Start on 27, hit every double in order, and survive to the bull without going broke.
🎣The classic checkout routine — take out every score from 61 to 100 in six darts or fewer. Fast finishes score big.
💀The definitive pub game for 2–6 players, scored on one phone. Claim your number, double in, take your mates' lives.
⛳Nine or eighteen holes on the board, scored to par — treble for an eagle, double for a birdie. Lowest round wins.
✨ Dart Starter Originals — Made By Us
Miss the checkout and your first dart's number gets locked out. The score rewinds, the clock starts — find a new route home before it runs out.
⚡Arcade darts with a rising multiplier. Every hit builds it, every miss burns darts — hit the violet target to buy more and keep the run alive.
👑Up to 30 entrants, drawn at random. Winner stays on, a new challenger every match. Be the last thrower standing.
📋Five stages, ninety-nine darts, one number out of 100 — your Dart Starter Rating, and the weakness to fix next.
🎰Casino darts for 1–6 players on one phone. Spin the wheel for your target and build the biggest bankroll over seven rounds.
📅A fresh darts challenge every day. Post your score and see how you stack up against the community.
🏆 Big Modes & Tools
5 divisions, pairs and singles match nights, the County Cup and a trophy cabinet. The road from pub league to Q-School.
🧹Draft five legendary darts traits and try to survive an entire PDC TV calendar undefeated. One run. No second chances.
🍺Take on the regulars of the Dog & Ferret. Win their tankards and challenge Brenda the landlady — unbeaten on her own board since 1987.
🧮Checkout generator, finish setup helper and the full checkout table — every tool you need to master the maths side of darts.
📋An adaptive plan built around your game. Four skill pillars, measurable targets and sessions that focus on your weakest area.
Two throwers start. Winner stays on. A new challenger walks up every match until only one is left at the oche. Up to 30 entrants, drawn in random order — pass the phone round the pub or fill the field with AI at your chosen standard. Survive the lot and the crown is yours.
The complete professional darts journey. Play Q-School free, earn your Tour Card, then take on the full Pro Tour — every major, the full season, a rolling world ranking, the Premier League and your own career legacy. Progress saves to your account across every device.
The most immersive darts experience on the web. Play real darts on your board at home and we run the league around you — a proper pub match night of pairs and singles rubbers, a nine-team division, the County Cup, and the road all the way to Q-School.
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