(just make sure they are the non-hurty kind of darts)

Yeah, nylon tipped darts are pretty much the standard. Also as drinking progresses it's really nice to have the machine do the scoring.

Huh. Spoken like complete wuss-ass dart players. a) real metal darts are always better, and fly straighter. b) real dart players' aim gets better with more beer. c) real dart players can still keep score even after they can't stand or speak without drooling.

Think the bartender would object to people doing body shots as the night wears on?

If he does we need a new bartender.

Yes this.

Huh. Spoken like complete wuss-ass dart players. a) real metal darts are always better, and fly straighter. b) real dart players' aim gets better with more beer. c) real dart players can still keep score even after they can't stand or speak without drooling.

Sure thing Sean, only we're talking about dealing with folks that are throwing darts for fun, and I for one don't want some of our wonderful Buffista friends armed with a sharp dart after they've had a dozen or so drinks.

Also, I'll probably be bringing my own darts so that they'll have at least some kinda weight behind them, unlike bar darts. Even with the nylon tips they fly mighty straight.

Heck, even most of the dart leagues use nylon tips now.

Sure thing Sean, only we're talking about dealing with folks that are throwing darts for fun,

I've never played for anything but fun.

Heck, even most of the dart leagues use nylon tips now.

Not back in Michigan. There wasn't a single bar I frequented back home that used those. All my bars had boar-bristle.

Gotcha. I'll be playing with the auto scoring boards, I'm a lazy ass.

I for one don't want some of our wonderful Buffista friends armed with a sharp dart after they've had a dozen or so drinks.

This is what I meant. I grew up using the real darts, on a real board, since my parents had one, and the others feel wrong, but not as wrong as turning someone into a Xander.

There was a pool table in the hotel bar at the first F2F. That's all I've got, so I'm going the stand with Sean in the real darts corner. (Not that I play, it's just the principle.)

t Throws real darts into the corner

If you'd get some sleep once in a while, you probably wouldn't make mistakes like that.

t Bats darts back at ND with a pool cue...

I haven't played pool in years, and I wasn't any good then either, but I'd love to join a Buffista table.

Of those sticking around for Sunday night, would any of you be interested in dining in the Tabard's garden patio (here's a look at a sample dinner menu)and then heading upstairs for drinks, conversation, and whatnot?

Sounds lovely. I’m in, regardless

Well - does anyone play pool? 9-ball to be specific, but really, any form of pool? And if yes, is there a pool parlour anywhere nearby for an outing? Because damn, do I miss 9-ball.

There are a few pool places in town. There’s a Scottish pub near the hotel that has a pool table. And darts, for those who like that sort of thing :)

I'll be on the hunt for a glass of single malt older that me, but I don't think I could afford to buy an entire round of that. I'd happily do a round of 14 year Oban or similar though.

Scottish. Bar.