Playing against the computer

Practise alone against a bot: six skill levels from beginner to world class, a realistic throw model and a bot with your own average.

Nobody around? Play against a bot. It throws its own darts; you only enter yours.

Player selection with Emma and a bot at pub level
  1. Adds a bot. Up to four bots can play.
  2. The skill level with its approximate average.
  3. Removes the bot again.

The skill levels

LevelAverageSuits
Beginner~30Your first weeks at the board
Casual~45Occasional players
Pub~60Regular players
League~75League players
Pro~90Strong club players
World class~105The best in the world

The average is the mean score per visit. Choose a level just above your own average: then you'll win now and then, but you'll have to work for it.

How the bot throws

Like a person, the bot aims at a segment, usually treble 20, and scatters around that point. The weaker it is, the wider it scatters. So its misses land in the neighbouring segments, just like yours. At the end it works out its route like a good player and throws at the right double.

Important: the bot always plays at the same strength. It doesn't adapt when you're throwing well or badly, and it doesn't check out unrealistically reliably.

A running game against a bot with a small board showing its darts
  1. The small board shows where the bot's darts landed.

Bot with your average

With Pro and a player marked as "me", the "Bot with your average" button appears. It takes your average from your previous matches. With Pro you can also enter a custom average and double rate for the bot.

For more variety against bots, try the career: seasons with tournaments, rankings and promotion against named bots.