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The game 121 is one of the most popular training games for professionals and hobby players. Nevertheless, there are many hobby players who do not really know the game, but have only heard the term somewhere. In this blog post we will explain what this training game is all about and why the dart game 121 is so popular. With 121 you don't just practice the triple 20, but cover all aspects that are needed to win a game under pressure. In our opinion, 121 is the best way to test with friends whether you are able to stand up to pressure situations at the oche.
The game of darts 121 has established itself as an efficient training game for ambitious hobby players who have been at it for a while. The rules are basically relatively simple to understand. In 121, two players compete against each other and start with a remaining score of 121. The players must bring these 121 points to 0 in a total of three shots, i.e. with 9 darts.
If a player now manages to bring the 121 to 0 with 9 darts or even less, then he moves up one point. So in the next round you try to check out 122 points. The checkout is done, as in the normal game, via one of the double fields. If a player fails to check out 122 points, he falls back to a score of 121 in the next round. However, 121 is always the lowest "starting finish" in the entire course of the game.
An additional rule that many players use over and over again in the usual game variant is the "safehouse". So if you manage to check your remaining score with only 3 darts as a high finish, you can't fall behind from your newly achieved finish in the next round. At the end of this article we have put together a few examples for you.
However, in 121 Training Game, as in almost all other dart games, there are certain variations, adjustments and variants.
But the basic rules are now clear: 9 darts, 121 points left. If you check, you move up, if you don't, you drop back one point, until you reach 121.
Another variant of the game, which is especially suitable for beginners, is the possibility to only play your way up. Especially as a newcomer to darts you will notice that it can be quite a challenge to play the "9 Darter" at 121. You will need some time to play your way up to 130 points, for example. But see for yourself.
Practice makes perfect!
When playing darts 121, you can of course try to make the game a little more challenging. Admittedly, this is the most difficult of all variants. You only have three darts to finish a leg and bring the 121 points to zero. If you manage to do that, you move up 10 points instead of just one. If you check 121 with three darts, your next finish is 131, but from that point on you drop back one point if you don't check your finish with three darts.
The third variant is more or less the free design of the game. Of course you can play the finish with 6 darts instead of 9 or 3. A cool variant where the rules adapt dynamically is the following:
To play your way to the top, you are forced to check 121 or more points as a high finish at least once. This is how you learn to deal with pressure situations in darts in the long run.
Now the question is, what exactly do you train during dart training 121? The answer is actually very simple: you train the entire board!
The focus, of course, is on checking down in the end. And depending on how you throw from 121 down, you often have a different double rest. So you get to know the different double fields better and also practice throwing fields that you don't usually play.
This is exactly why 121 training is so popular with experienced players. They build up a pressure situation in the 121 game and learn to check when it counts.
The lowest three numbers you try to check already show how variable the game is.
And depending on how many points you score with the first shot, you again have completely different ways to ultimately check the points.
Finally, we would like to show how the 121 dart game can proceed by means of a calculation example. As always, you start with 121 points. We'll start with the basic variant where you have 9 darts for each finish.
Already with this example you realize how important it is to calculate early. Because at the beginning you have two ways to check 121 with three darts. That's what your game is designed for.
Finally, we would like to show how the 121 dart game can proceed by means of a calculation example. As always, you start with 121 points. We'll start with the basic variant where you have 9 darts for each finish.
Already with this example you realize how important it is to calculate early. Because at the beginning you have two ways to check 121 with three darts. That's what your game is designed for.
Path 1: T20, T11 ,D14 -> if you only hit the T20: T20, 11, Bull
Way 2: 20, T17, Bull
Now, in the example, I hit 20 with the first arrow. So I still have 101 points left. I could theoretically check this with a hit on the T17 and Bulls Eye with two darts. But if I hit only the single 17, I have to calculate to get an easy finish on the next shot. Therefore, the last dart follows again on the 20 to leave 64 points (or in the case of a T20) to have 24 rest.
