501
Count down from 501 to a checkout.
501 borrows the oche's arithmetic and plays it with footballers. You start on 501; every player you name subtracts their stat tally — up to a maximum of 180 a visit, because some things are sacred — and the aim is to check out by landing in the window just past zero in as few darts as you can.
The skill flips halfway through. Early on you want haymakers: the biggest tallies you can summon. But the run-in is pure touch — you're hunting a player with *exactly* the modest number you need, which turns out to be much harder than naming a great. Overshoot the checkout window and the throw simply doesn't count: back to the board, one dart wasted.
In a duel it's leg-by-leg, throw-for-throw, and the moment someone stands on a finish the table goes quiet. It's the quiz equivalent of double-sixteen: simple to describe, horrible to hit.
How to play
- Start on 501. Each player you add subtracts their tally (max 180 a go).
- Check out by landing between 0 and −10 in as few darts as you can.
- A tally over 180, or one that shoots past −10, doesn't count.
From the coachJust like the oche — start on 501 and chip away. Bust past −10 and the throw just bounces off.
Good to know
- Free to play in your browser — no download or sign-up. Add it to your home screen and it plays like an app.
- You get a small pool of free hints each day; spending one buys a clue, and you still type the answer yourself.
- Play solo, or with mates: one person hosts from their phone, reads the prompts, and the table competes.
- Every round is built from real player and season data, so you can pick the competition and era you actually know.
It’s you if you want your football knowledge to feel like a nine-darter.