CNO in one minute
You play the Cricket targets — 20 down to 15 and the bull — plus three extra targets: Doubles, Triples and Beds. That is ten targets in all.
- Three marks close a target.
- Once you have closed a target and your opponent hasn’t, every extra mark scores.
- Close all ten with a score level with or ahead of your opponent to win.
How each dart counts
One dart can mark its number and one extra target at the same time. In CNO only 15–20 and the bull count — for their own targets and for the extra ones.
| Dart | Marks in CNO |
|---|---|
| Single 20 | 1 on 20 |
| Double 20 | 2 on 20, 1 on Doubles |
| Treble 20 | 3 on 20, 1 on Triples |
| Single bull | 1 on Bull |
| Double bull | 2 on Bull, 1 on Doubles |
| Double 9, treble 4 | Nothing — below 15 doesn’t count in CNO |
The bull counts toward Doubles (a double bull) but never toward Triples.
Beds: three in a bed
A bed is a whole turn: all three darts in the same number’s wedge. In CNO the number has to be 15–20 or the bull. Three in a bed earns one mark on Beds and counts as three singles on that number — three in the 20 bed is three marks on 20 and one on Beds. If one of the three is a double or a treble, you choose: count the turn as a bed, or the dart toward Doubles or Triples — not both.
Scoring
Points only come from marks beyond the third, and only while your opponent still has that target open. Numbers score their face value — a treble 20 on a 20 you have closed is 60 — and the bull 25 a mark. On Doubles and Triples each extra dart scores what it hit: double 20 is 40, treble 17 is 51. On Beds an extra bed scores its three darts added up: three single 20s is 60, three treble 20s is 180.
An example turn
- Treble 20 — three marks on 20 (closed) and one on Triples.
- Double 19 — two marks on 19 and one on Doubles.
- Single 7 — nothing: 7 isn’t a CNO target.
CNO or Sloppy?
Sloppy plays the same ten targets, but doubles, triples and beds on any number 1–20 count toward the extra targets. CNO keeps them to 15–20 and the bull, so it is the stricter game. Sloppy rules
Score CNO on darts180
- Doubles, Triples and Beds tracked for you on every dart.
- Declare a bed by picking its number at the start of the turn.
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