| The sport of darts actually began as training for | | | | segmentation. This cracked and dried board began |
| people who were interested in martial arts | | | | to evolve into what we think of as the current |
| (archery). Darts itself began in Medieval England, | | | | dart board that we have today. |
| and is still popular today. It has been said that | | | | The game of darts itself soon spread and it was |
| darts were used in archery training because it | | | | being played by old and young all over England. |
| helped with accuracy. They shortened the darts | | | | The rich and elite of the country were no |
| and had people throw them at the bottom of an | | | | different. They soon put their own stamp on the |
| empty wine barrel. It has been noted by historians | | | | game. Darts can be traced back to the Pilgrims. It |
| that the use of the barrel lead to the | | | | has been said that the game of darts was very |
| development of the game of darts that we know | | | | popular on the Mayflower as it made its ocean |
| today. | | | | crossing. |
| It was thought that darts developed into a sport | | | | The rules of darts settled into what we know |
| in itself when soldiers being trained in archery took | | | | today at around 1900. The size of the board, |
| their shortened darts to local pubs and bars so | | | | throwing distance and even the size of the darts |
| they could refine their skills as well as exhibit their | | | | became standard. Many people enjoy the sport |
| talents to the locals. When the bottom of the | | | | around the world. Today there are organized |
| barrel proved to be inconvenient, someone | | | | tournaments and organizations and leagues that |
| created a cross-section of a moderate sized tree. | | | | specialize in the sport of darts. It is very popular |
| The new dart board, provided rings, and when it | | | | and people make their living playing this sport all |
| was dried out, the cracks provided even further | | | | over the world. |