Killers:
Killers is a really fun game designed to be played with 3 or more people.
The more people playing the more fun it is. It is a great game to play
when there are an odd number of people and everyone wants to play darts.
The game was taught to me by two British guys named Steve and Jimmy whom
I met in O'Kim's Irish Sport's Bar while working in Seoul Korea. If that
wasn't enough of an ethnic mix, my favorite menu items from this Irish bar
in Korea were tacos and lasagne! Anyway, back to darts, I brought this
game to many bars here in America and everyone loves it. This is also
an EXCELLENT way to practice your out's for x01.
The Object:
To win killers you must simply be the last person on the scoreboard with
a life left.
The Scoring:
The names are place down the left side of the score board in any order.
Generally, after the first game is played, the player who was knocked
out first gets to throw first in the next game. For the first game, I
usually do a closest to the bullseye with one dart each. Next to each
name, three tally marks are placed to indicate the number of lives each
player has left.
The Play:
Play begins with each player, in order, throwing one dart left-handed
(or right-handed if that player is a lefty). This is to set a random
number and that number will be the players number for the rest of the
game. Whatever number is hit is written next to that players name.
No two players may have the same number, so if a player hits a number
that was already taken that player should throw again.
The next step in the game is to become a "killer". You become a killer
by hitting the double (the thin outer ring) of your number ONCE. When
you hit a double of your number, write a "K" next to your name to show
that you are a killer. NOTE: if you hit a double with your left-handed
throw, you automatically become a killer, provided no one else already had that
number.
Once you become a killer, the job now is to kill all your opponents.
You accomplish this by hitting the double of THEIR number and they kill
you by hitting the double of your number. One important note, if you
hit your own double after you have become a killer you DO kill yourself!
Each time a kill occurs, one life is erased from that player's tallies.
Once the player has no lives left that player is out of the game.
Play continues until the only one player has any life left.
Variations of this game can be played to adjust to the players' level.
You could use all triples for stronger players or require a double bull
to become a killer. For weaker players, use the thin inner wedge of
the number. On occassion, I have had several average players and one
"I never picked up a dart before" kind of person (notice they always
seem to win!?!). So what I do is set that the "new player" only has
to hit the thin or thick single wedge to become a killer or kill while
the rest of us have to hit doubles. With all the combinations available
it's easy to balance the play to be fun for everyone.
Strategy:
There really isn't much strategy to this game but I can offer a couple
of tips. First, try not to hit a number right next to some one elses.
If you do, you will get accidental kills from people who were trying
to kill the other player. Also players will tend to aim at that spot
with the thought that there is more chance to kill someone if they don't
yet have a favorite enemy yet.
Another tip is to try to stay neutral and to kill people evenly. If
you blast someone, while ignoring other players it will be remembered
for several games and that player will be out to get you.
Often the players try to take out the stronger players who have a better
chance of killing them than the weaker players. This can often lead to
the worst player wining the game because when the smoke clears, the
stronger player will probably only have one life left. The weaker player,
on the other hand, probably has all three lives left because that player
was left alone. The weaker player now only has to hit one dart to win
the game.
If you throw a bulls-eye left-handed and you can manage to hit the
double-bull, you will probably win the game. Although, I did this
once and no one (myself included) could hit the double and we gave up
and started over. I couldn't become a killer and no one could kill me!
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