By Josh Martin, Sports Editor

a circular board fixed on a wall

considered a sport? The common
popular social game that is often found
at pubs and bars all across the world
and most notably in Europe, where it
was originally invented, has blown up
over the past couple of years. With up
to 20 sections where the specific dart
can land for a certain amount of points
that ranges from zero to 20 along with
double and triple rings, it is indeed an
entertaining game to see. Whichever
friend will end up as the winner with
the most accumulated points at the
end of the rounds is a mystery until it
happens, kind of like any other sports
game. The act of throwing darts against
a board is fun especially when you are
the person who is playing the game
rather than the one who’s doing the
watching, now that’s the best. But what
if we can put both those scenarios into
one, watching and playing darts at the
same time? Well today’s your lucky
day, nowadays you can get the best
of both worlds; throwing darts while
watching professionals do the same on
the good old television.

|: the act of throwing darts against

Have a drink with your brews and
try and land your dart in the center of
the bull’s eye while swaying back and
forth (because you’re a little buzzed)
for the most points. A game that you
and your friends can enjoy at a pub
while consuming an ongoing pace
of alcoholic beverages has become a
sport... What are we going to see next,
the popular kings’ cup and flip cup or
even better, beer pong drinking games
airing on TSN with full coverage and
behind the scenes interviews? It could
happen. Now the sound of that is a little
ridiculous but if throwing a dart against
a board can pass than I’m sure a team
of drinking party-goers against another
team of rowdy hooligans downing
beers after winning or losing a game of
beer pong can pass as well. It would be

alot more entertaining, that’s for sure.

Especially if a few of those individuals
happen to be a couple of hot foxes,
male or female, that’s always a bonus.
Darts was first televised in Britain
way back in 1962 and since then has
branched out quite tremendously that
there is now a US Open, Grand Slam
of Darts, a World Championship, a
Premier League, UK Open, Las Vegas
Desert Classic, etcetera... the list goes

on and on but over the years it has
become increasingly more popular.
If this particular game, that started
in the pub back in 1962 where the

pong anyone?

heart of drinking is, has become a
sport than any things possible. Beer

 

 

 

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