All in the Wrist

To us, the perfect night consists of sitting in our favorite bar, chugging a Magic Hat #9 in between shots at the dartboard. That’s why Bostonist perked up when we read a recent Globe story about the World Series of Darts in May. Kindly, the Globe provided a graphic to explain regulations of a game of 501.

Sure to draw all the die-hard darters from around the Hub, the World Series is no joke—it’s airing as an eight-part program on ESPN (the man behind “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” and “Wife Swap” is producing it) and boasts a prize of a million bucks for the first place winner. The 32-man event plays out a lot like March Madness, featuring the top 16 players in the PDC rankings along with 16 American qualifiers (four slots are left open for a shootout directly before the World Series so even Bostonist might have a chance to compete in the main tournament).

Despite the occasional two-on-two cricket match with the dorkiest guys we can find in the bar, usually Bostonist’s most intense games are played with our significant other. However, there are others in this city who take their darts as seriously as a Sox-Yankees match-up in October. The largest organized group in the area, The Minute Man Dart League has over 150 dart teams complete with names like Bag O’ Nuts, The Fondlers (we’re not letting them buy us any beers) and the BYC Heavy Hitters.

While we’ll probably continue to shy away from the bar on league night, we can still think of nothing more satisfying than nailing that last bull’s-eye and letting the losers buy the next round.

From the hole in the wall places in Roxbury to the crowded pubs on Mass. Ave, where’s your favorite place to get your game on?

Post contributed by Laura Levis
Photo from Flickr user: Jake Sutton