DartBot

Practise darts against a virtual opponent whenever you want. DartBot adds the pressure and structure of a real match to solo practice, without needing another player.

Choose from 20 standard difficulty levels, play across different darts games or create custom DartBot around the type of challenge you want.

Practice against a virtual opponent

DartBot is a computer controlled opponent that can be added to local games in DartCounter.

You throw and enter your score as normal. DartBot then automatically completes its own turn, creating the rhythm of a head-to-head match while you practice on your own.

This makes DartBot useful when you want to work on consistency, scoring and finishing in a more competitive setting than solo throwing.

Choose your difficulty level

DartCounter includes 20 standard DartBot levels, giving you a wide range of opponents to practise against.

In X01, each difficulty use a performance range rather than one fixed average. This gives the DartBot natural variation between turns and matches. Higher difficulties also become stronger and more consistent when finishing checkouts.

You can choose a difficulty close to your current skill for a competitive match, select a slightly lower difficulty for a longer or unfamiliar practice format, or choose a stronger DartBot when you want to challenge yourself.

For a full overview of all 20 difficulty levels and expected averages, read the DartBot guide.

Play across different games

DartBot is available in several local game modes, including:

• X01
• Around the Clock
• Bob's 27
• Cricket
• Shanghai

The way DartBot performs changes depending on the type of game. In X01, difficulty is based on scoring and checkout performance. In target-based games, DartBot instead uses how consistently it is expected to hit the required numbers of segments.

This allows the same DartBot difficulty system to work across different practice formats rather than relying on a 3-dart average for every game.

Practice scoring and finishing

X01 gives DartBot the structure of a traditional darts match.

The bot scores down from the selected starting score and follows the checkout rules of the match. Different difficulty levels combine scoring performance with different checkout performance, meaning a stronger DartBot can also become more dangerous when it reaches a finish.

This makes DartBot useful for practising:

• consistent scoring
• setting up finishes
• taking out doubles under pressure
• longer matches across multiple legs or sets

Train different skills

DartBot is not limited to games where the aim is simply to score as highly as possible.

In Around the Clock, its performance depends on how consistently it hits the required sequence. In Bob's 27, it focuses on doubles. Cricket and Shanghai also use target bases performance suited to the objectives of those games.

This gives you a virtual opponent for different types of practice, including accuracy, doubles and target consistency.

Create a Custom DartBot

For more control, you can create a custom DartBot instead of choosing one of the 20 standard difficulties.

DartCounter can use statistics from your last 10 matches as the basis for the custom DartBot, creating an opponent that reflects your recent performance.

You can also configure the DartBot manually. Depending on the practice setup, available settings include:

• 3-dart average
• scoring average
• checkout percentage
• hit rate
• target preference
• throwing speed
• sounds

Target preference can be set to standard, singles, doubles or trebles. For a complete explanation of the Custom DartBot settings, visit the Dartbot manual.

Choose a challenge that matches your skill

The best DartBot difficulty depends on what you want from the session.

For a balanced match, choose an opponent whose performance is close to your recent results. If you are practising a longer match of an unfamiliar format, a slightly easier DartBot can give you more opportunities to reach finishes and work on doubles.

If you want more pressure, choose a stronger DartBot and test whether you can maintain your scoring and finishing against a tougher opponent.

The goal is not always to beat the bot. It is to create a practice a match that gives you the right level of challenge for what you want to improve.

Why practice against DartBot?

Solo practice can become repetitive when every visit is played without consequences.

DartBot turns that practice into a match. A poor visit gives your opponent an opportunity to move ahead, while a missed checkout can give the bot another chance to finish.

That makes DartBot useful when you want to practise not only individual throws, but also consistency and decision making across an entire game.

Play against DartBot in DartCounter

Choose your game, add DartBot as your opponent and select the challenge that suits your practice session.

Whether you want to work on scoring, doubles, accuracy or match consistency, DartBot gives you an opponent whenever you are ready to play.

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