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Gotcha darts rules

Gotcha is a race with a sting: everyone counts up towards 301, and landing exactly on someone else's total sends them back to zero. It takes two to eight players.

Rules

  • Everyone starts on 0, and every dart adds its score.
  • The first player to reach exactly 301 wins on the spot. No double is needed. For a longer game, set the race to 501 under House rules.
  • A visit that would take you past 301 (or 501) is a bust and counts for nothing.
  • If a dart leaves your total exactly equal to a rival's, that rival goes back to 0. A visit that busts takes its gotchas with it.

Strategy

The scoreboard shows how far ahead each rival within one visit's reach is. Someone 20 in front of you is one single 20 from being sent home, so it can pay to aim for the catch rather than the biggest score. Near 301, slow down: a bust wastes the visit. The rules follow the versions published by DolfDarts and Darthelp.