Game Rules: Baseball (Darts)

Game Identity

• Name: Baseball (Darts)
• Player Count: 2–9 players. Standard: 2–4.
• Teams: Optional — can be played individually or as two teams.
• Theme: Darts game structured around 9 innings, targeting numbers 1–9 each inning. Mirrors baseball scoring — score as many "runs" (points) as possible in each inning.

Scoring Mechanics

• Scoring Variant: Accumulative — scores grow over 9 innings. Highest total wins.
• Target Score: Highest score after 9 innings.
• Unit of Scoring: Points per inning (multiples of the inning number).
• Lower vs. Higher: Higher score wins.

Rules & Validation

Per-Inning Logic

• Inning number = Target number (Inning 1 → hit 1s, Inning 2 → hit 2s, …Inning 9 → hit 9s).
• Each player throws 3 darts per inning.
• Scoring: Only darts hitting the current inning's number count.
  • Single = inning number × 1 run
  • Double = inning number × 2 runs
  • Triple = inning number × 3 runs
• Darts hitting any other number score 0 runs.
• Shutout rule (optional): If a player scores 0 in an inning, their score for that inning is halved (rounded down). This rewards consistency.

Validation Rules

• Per-player per-inning score: 0, or multiples of the inning number (up to 3× the inning number per dart, max 3 darts).
• Total innings: always 9.

Special Actions / Bonuses

• 9th Inning Drama: Some groups play extra innings if tied after 9 innings (same as baseball overtime).
• Home Run: Hitting a triple in the current inning's number = maximum possible score for that inning (3 darts × triple each = 9× inning number). Celebrated with a "HR" badge in history.

Win Conditions

• Condition: After all 9 innings, the player with the highest cumulative run total wins.
• Tie-Breaker: Extra innings (targeting number 10, then 11, etc.) until one player outscores the other in the same extra inning.

Set Up in Doodle Score

Baseball (Darts) has a dedicated scorecard in Doodle Score — everything is pre-configured including score tracking, validation, and special rules.

Download the app, tap New Scorecard, and choose Baseball (Darts).