There is a group of churches on both sides of the Illinois River whose members play with sharp-tipped projectiles. They throw these instruments--with more or less accuracy, and sometimes with considerable force--not at one another, but at specially constructed dartball playing boards.
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The
object is to hit the white areas representing
first base, second base, third base, or home. For yellow, you get a strike, for brown a ball. Other colors indicate another player will get the chance to put his or her dart in the same color and zone. If this is successful, you are "out." |
| The player throws
the "ball" a (two-ounce dart)
underhand, hoping to avoid all of the red areas on the board. Red indicates an automatic "out." |
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The rules for dartball are much like baseball, but the game itself may be played by children, adults, and seniors. The stress level is low, and the physical requirements include a heartbeat, a body temperature, and the capacity to toss a two-ounce dart fifteen feet.
This game and the league are open to all members of the congregation. Games usually take place on Tuesday evenings, and there are two per night. A tournament ("Round Robin") follows regularly scheduled play.
Check it out; you probably will like it.
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