Well just when I thought Atl Atl was the height of ‘lobbing pointy things that way”, here comes a ‘new’ game, DARTS! A game loved by many, and played in many a bar, pub, or basement for many years. We are all familiar with the format, and the only real differences are number of darts thrown, and the scoring. Apparently Henry the VIII, liked it so, that in 1530, Anne Boleyn gave him a set of darts as a gift.
A friend from An Tir (William Cristofore) made me aware of this. Apparently it is getting traction over there. Currently Adiantum is busting the charts, and well done to all.
Rules on dart construction: metal points, wood shaft, and period fletching. Something like these from Widdy
The rules for game play are relatively simple. Throw from two distances: 10′ and 15′, and then one speed round at 10′.
The target is a 40 cm 10 ring target, scoring 1-10.
The rounds can be thrown in any order. Four throws per round, and all darts must be thrown individually.
Make sure its all good with your Kingdom Earl Marshals, but scoring should be available to any marshal! Please E-Mail them and ask for their support!
References:
Game adapted for Society use by: Gerhard Kendal of Westmoreland
Draft for Inter-Kingdom usage can be found here.
Darts Scoresheet can be found on the Archery Page
An Tir rules: Handbook, page 31
And the darts can be purchased from several sources, there are two manufacturers: Widdy, and Apex.
If a plumbata is made according to period specifications, the darts will fail quickly and potentially cause a hazard. For this reason, it may be preferable to use a version that is more modern.
May I PLEASE send you photos of our darts practices? I would love to try plumbata sometime, but those in the photo are very serious weapons. If one hit a target and bounced, it could still cause serious injury. A marshal should be required at any plumbata event.
Please do! My name at gmail