Joust Bristle Dartboard

This is a good quality dart board and darts. It's got some weight to it. Well made.

I picked up 2 of these for outdoor use. They're going to be exposed to humidity and temp changes so I didn't want to spend too much. These are really nice though! You'd have to be a serious dart snob to complain about these boards! It was just kind of a nice bonus they threw in some decent darts....they're really not that bad. Plenty good for a weekend/occasional dart setup.

I love this! Better than therapy to be frustrated and throw a metal dart at the wall. It's been a fun game with friends too.

Hoo boy, OK well before I ordered this thing and saw the reviews I was pretty worried about my choice. I actually am in no way a pro dart player, we really just wanted to have something cool in our workshop to do after the kids went to sleep or on the weekends when friends and family are over.I will say that the board did arrive a little moldy on the back of the board. Being that I was prepared for this, I just spritzed it with a little bleach and let it air outside. From what I can tell, this is a problem with a lot of dart boards and it has to do with a combination of the sisal and metal materials, because in warehouses and shipping trucks and just in general, the metal gets cold, then when it gets warm it lets off small amounts of sweat. The sweat gets trapped in the sisal and this contributes to mildew/mold growing in the mat. This is something that is discussed on forums about dart boards in general, so I cannot fault this specific product for that issue.However besides this small hiccup, I really have no other problems with the board and I think for a casual player, it's fine. It hung up with no issues and we've been playing darts with it and having a good time ever since. I agree with some other reviewers who say the metal spokes ("spider webs" as I think they are sometimes called) are a little annoying, but hey for us it's all in the challenge.I think this board is great for hobbyists or beginners, just casual players who have basic expectations. If you're looking for a professional quality board, I think you'll probably have to spend a little bit more than this, but also do be aware that the mildew/mold issue is pretty universal with dart boards. Overall recommended.

My initial impression of this dartboard is favorable. It's well built and is definitely worth it as a low end board. Darts stick into it well and don't seem like they'll fall out, even though the holes they leave are fairly large and don't close up right away. A good set of steel tip darts stuck in there firmly with no wiggle, though the cheap, included darts are far lighter than my good ones and were less secure. Ultimately the best way to judge a good dartboard is to see how it holds up to plenty of use, and it'll be quite a while before I can fully test that. It's not as good as what you'd find in serious competitions but is about as good as what I see at a typical bar. It'll do the job. The plan for this one is to hang it up on the side of a shed on some family property when I go camping and store it in the shed when not in use. The property is in temperate rainforest that can see 80 or more inches of precipitation in a year so the dampness could have a bit of an effect. I only got the dartboard, not the cabinet, so I can't speak to the quality of the latter.The darts aren't great but in my opinion they're basically thrown in for free... you're paying for the dartboard. They are lighter than I prefer and the plastic shafts don't hold the flights super tight. The flights themselves are also pretty low quality. Again, these are the types of darts you'd find mismatched in a cup at your local dive if you don't bring your own. I would expect the flights to fall out pretty often the more you use them. If you play darts enough I'd recommend buying a couple sets of better ones. You can get a decent set of 3 steel tip darts for $15-$20.Along with the dartboard and darts you get a kit to hang it up which includes a bracket, screws and drywall anchors to hang that bracket, three bumpers with nails to attach to the back of the board and a screw for the back of the board to hang up on the bracket. If you put this on a nice wall I'd suggest you get a large corkboard to put behind it like the setup in my basement. Overall I'm very pleased with this dartboard.

One dart came broken :(((