We love darts here in the Lounge. It’s one of those truly beautiful games where one can be a barfly and still be good at it. The most effort involved is getting up and walking a few paces from the bar. What could be better?

One of our regulars – you know who you are – insists that we should hang the dart board on the wall behind the bar so he doesn’t even have to get up anymore. I have to admit that there’s a certain amount of logic to that plan. But our bartenders are strongly opposed to being caught in the crossfire. So, for now, the dart board stays where it is.

But, as a courtesy, here are some tips for making darts more conducive to the sedentary barfly lifestyle:

1. Tie a string to you dart so you don’t have to walk those extra few steps to the board and back to retrieve them. Just throw and yank!
2. Tip the servers to throw for you. When we polled them, most of the staff agreed that a dollar per dart would be fair.
3. Throw from the bar. The oche is only there to keep you from stand too close. We don’t see any problem with standing, or sitting in your case, farther away.
4. Get a motorized bar stool – the ultimate barfly vehicle!