At the other end of the scale, if you are a really bad player, you should just aim for the bullseye at the center of the board. If you are a great darts player, and can throw consistently then, yes, by all means aim for the high scoring regions You'll hit these most of the time, and maximize your expected score. The truth is (like so many things), it depends.
Maybe it is better to aim for one of these middling areas? You're not going to hit big scores, but you are not going to get low scores either. Other regions have lots of medium scoring regions as close neighbours. If you manage to hit a high scoring segment, great, but if you miss, you are penalized heavily. On a dart board, high scoring regions are located adjacent to low scoring regions. This is not a trivial question because a dart board is cleverly designed. Where is the best place to aim on a dart board?(With the aim of getting the highest expected score with a single throw). One of my earlier blog postings was about dart boards. This article is about roulette wheels, but first let's take a step back.
