640x480 Monitor with support for at least 256 Colors.
Approximately 1MB Hard Drive Space.
Sound Manager version 3.0 or later.
2. Registration-
Unregistered users can only play for 2 minutes at a time. After 2 minutes the game will automatically quit. If you enjoy playing this game then please register. To register send $5 to...
Jim Plamondon
191 W. Langston St.
Upland, CA 91786
USA
I will mail you a serial number that when entered will allow you to play for an unlimited amount of time and the registration screens that appear when the application start and quits will no longer appear.
3. The Dart Board-
The dart board consists of twenty numbered regions. Near the outer edge of the dart board is a ring that circles the dartboard and has a segment in every numbered region. This is the doubles ring and any dart thrown into one of itﾕs segments will result in a score of twice the value of the numbered region. There is a second ring closer to the center of the board. This is the triple ring and any dart thrown into this ring will give you a score of triple the value of the numbered region in which it fell. At the center of the board are the bullseyes. There is an outer and inner bullseye. The outer bullseye is scored as 25 and the inner bullseye is considered a double region, making it worth double 25, or 50 points.
4. Score Display-
On each side of the screen is a scoreboard. Each teamﾕs score and/or a listing of the numbers that the team has closed or left open will be displayed there. The location of the last dart thrown will also be displayed on the scoreboard. Beneath the scoreboard will appear small darts that denote whose turn it is and how many darts they have remaining.
5. Throwing a Dart-
Each teamﾕs turn consists of throwing three darts. Use the mouse to position the dart at the bottom of the screen horizontally. The dart will follow the left/right movement of the mouse. Once you have it positioned press and hold the mouse button down. A colored power bar will appear from the side and grow towards the center of the screen. The length of the power bar will determine how hard the dart is thrown. How hard the dart is thrown will affect how high on the board that the dart will land. Release the mouse button when the power bar has grown to the length that you desire. Once you release the mouse button the dart will be thrown at the board.
6. Starting a New Game-
To start a new game select ﾔNew Gameﾕ from the ﾔFileﾕ menu or use the keyboard shortcut(cmd-N). If there is already a game in progress you will be asked to confirm that you want to abort the current game and begin a new one. Selecting ﾔNew Gameﾕ will bring up the main selection screen.
7. Main Selection Screen-
The main selection screen displays the current selections for the type of game to be played, game preferences, and the dart board to be used.
At the top of the screen will be listed the dart game that is currently selected. Click the ﾔChangeﾕ button to the left of the game type to bring up a game selection dialog which will allow you to select a different dart game.
Underneath the name of the game that is currently selected are two check boxes, one for ﾔDouble Inﾕ and one for ﾔDouble Outﾕ. Check either one of these boxes if you wish to play with these rules in effect. Uncheck the boxes if you do not wish to play with these rules.
The next setting that is displayed is ﾔWho throws firstﾕ. This setting can be one of three settings, red throws first, blue throws first, or throw to see who goes first. This settings determines who gets to go first at the start of the game. If you select throw to see who goes first then each team will get to throw one dart. The team that throws their dart closer to the center of the inner bullseye will get to start the game. Click the ﾔChangeﾕ button to the left of this display to bring up a dialog window that will allow you to change this setting.
At the bottom of this screen is the name and a preview picture of the dart board that is currently selected. If you wish to change it to a different board then click the ﾔChangeﾕ button to the left of the current board name. A typical file selection dialog will appear. Go to the ﾔDart Boardsﾕ folder and select a new dart board. The new dart boardﾕs name and a picture preview should then be displayed. Click on the ﾔResetﾕ button to return to the ﾔBasicﾕ non-customized board.
8. Game Selection Dialog-
The game selection dialog contains a list of 6 games which you may select from. The games that you may play are 301, 501, Around the clock, Around the clock(no order), Cricket, and Cricket for score. Click on the radio button to the left of the game that you wish to play.
9. 301-
Each team starts with 301 points. The object of the game is to reduce your score to exactly zero. The point value of each of your darts is subtracted from your score. If subtracting the point value of your dart gives you a negative score then you have busted. You forfeit any remaining darts that you have left to throw. Your score reverts back to what it was before your throw. If you are playing ﾔdouble outﾕ and subracting the point value of your dart reduces your score to 1 then you have also busted because there is no way to double out from a score of 1.
10. 501-
The game is played with the same rules as 301. The only difference is that each team starts from a score of 501 which they must reduce to zero.
11. Around the Clock-
Land a dart in each of the 20 number regions. You must start with the 1 region and proceed in increasing order until you have closed all of the numbers through 20. To close a number all you have to do is land a dart in that region. You can not close a number unttil all numbers which are smaller than it have already been closed. If you are playing double in then you need to start closing numbers by landing a dart in the ﾔdouble 1ﾕ. If you are playing double out then you have to land a dart in the ﾔdouble 20ﾕ to finish.
12. Around the Clock(no order)-
Around the clock(no order)- is the same as ﾔAround the clockﾕ except you do not need to close the 20 numbers in order.
13. Cricket-
The object of Cricket is to ﾔclose outﾕ seven regions. The first player to ﾔclose outﾕ all of the regions wins the game. The regions that must be closed out are the 15-20 and bullseye. To ﾔclose outﾕ a number or the bullseye you must score three hits in that area. A dart throw in the ﾔsingleﾕ area of a number counts as 1 hit, a dart in the ﾔdoubleﾕ region of the number counts as 2 hits, and a dart thrown in the ﾔtripleﾕ region counts as 3 hits. For the bullseye a dart in the outer bullseye counts as 1 hit, and a dart in the inner bullseye counts as two hits.
14. Cricket for Score-
The gameplay of ﾔcricket for scoreﾕ is the same as for ﾔcricketﾕ. The winner however, is not necessarily the player who closes out all of the regions first. The winner is the team with the greatest score when a team closes out all of the regions(15-20 and bull). Score is obtained by landing darts in regions which you have ﾔclosedﾕ but which your opponent has not. If you land a dart in a region which you have closed, but which your opponent has not, then you receive the point value of that region for each hit above which you needed to close that number.
15. Making Your Own Dart Boards-
You can make and use your own custom dart boards. To make your own dart board all you need is a picture in PICT file format. Be sure to save the file you want to use in 'PICT' format. Your custom board needs to be 160 by 160 in size. To use your custom board place the PICT file into the Dart Boards folder. Then when you select New Game fom the Dart Board application and the main selection screen appears, click the 'Change' button next to the currently selected board. A file selection dialog will appear. Go to the 'Dart Boards' folder and select your custom file. A preview of your custom dart board should now be displayed in the main selection window.
16. Error Reporting-
Dart Board is designed to detect and report abnormal situations before they can cause serious problems. These measures are designed to prevent the program or system from freezing or crashing. If an error is reported a suggestion to remedy the situation will be given if one is available. If no suggestion is available then the error may be memory related. Try allocating more memory to the Dart Board application.
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