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X01 – rules and how to play

In X01 every player starts on 301, 501 or 701 points and has to count down to exactly 0. The first player to reach 0 wins the leg.

How it is played

• The players take turns to throw 3 darts each, and the points scored are subtracted from the remaining score.
• A single scores the value of the segment, a double twice that and a triple three times. The bull scores 25, the bullseye 50.
• You win the leg by taking your remaining score to exactly 0 with your last dart.
• Matches are usually played over several legs, which can be grouped into sets (best of or first to).

Key rules and variants

• Straight out: the last dart can hit any segment. Double out: the last dart must be a double or the bullseye. Master out: a double or a triple.
• Bust: if you score more than you have left, or end on 1 with double out, the whole visit is void and you carry on from your previous score.
• Double in or master in are optional: points only count once you have started with a double, or a double or triple.
• The highest three-dart finish is 170 (T20, T20, bullseye).

Playing it in DartEyeQ

In DartEyeQ you set the starting score, in and out rules, best of or first to for sets and legs, and the two-leg difference with sudden death. Up to 8 players, a 3-dart average and optional checkout suggestions such as T20 T20 D20. X01 is free.

More darts games and their rules

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• Bob’s 27
• Around the Clock
• Cricket
• Shanghai
• Halve-It
• Baseball
• Killer
• Checkout-Training