Reported by Caeman (Chad from Ohio) on the Yahoo Group for
BlowgunsNW - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blowgunsnw/

"In many of my other missile weapon hobbies (archery, axe and knife
throwing, atlatl, etc), we sometimes have something called a postal
tourney, or internet tournament.

Some simple rules are posted and people are left to their own honesty
to follow them and post their score. Just be honest and say to
yourself "I am now beginning my official scoring." There is no prize
to win, so you would only be cheating yourself, anywho.

So, here we go! And let's have some fun!

Let's keep this first one nice and simple. We are going to use the
standard rules for equipment and point tournament format that is used
for getting a rank. See? Nice and simple.

The Internet Tournament begins today, (May 9th, 2005) and you have
until midnight of Sunday May 22, 2005) to post your score either to
the mailing list, or to me personally. As I receive scores, I will
post updates to the mailing list.

For those who don't think they can compete with the big boys, keep in
mind that this is just for fun and to get people involved and
talking. So, young or old, rich or poor, beginner or expert, let the
tournament begin!"

From craftsman: "Report your "best of 3 sets", I'll contribute
locations for free targets, and a reminder of the rules for setup,
and scoring - so folks can check their skill against a standard.
Minimum qualifying scores start at 120 points for 30 darts. he next
level up is 150 points, then 162 points, and finally 175
points. A perfect score is 210. The current World Record is tied at
194 points in competition. The USA record is (tied for 3rd place in
the World) at 192 points in competiton. The unofficial world record
is now at 202 points at 10 meters, in practice.

Set up a target, centered at 5' 3 (160 cm)abovve ground, step back 3
ft. (10 meters), and have at it. Shoot 6 rounds of 5 darts (30 darts
total) in 25 minutes. Let us know how you did.

Here's some free downloadable targets:
http://home.att.net/~nsba/graphics/NSBA_target2bw.jpg
For a Black & White tournament style

http://home.att.net/~nsba/graphics/NSBA_target2.jpg
for a Color tournament style

http://www.enter.net/~craftsman/nsba/target.pdf
International Fukiyado Association color tournament target, in
Japanese

http://home.att.net/~nsba/docs/scorecard2.jpg
Printable scoresheet

http://www.enter.net/~craftsman/nsba/blowdart_xing.jpg
Shooting Lane marker safety sign ("Blowdart crossing!")

http://www.enter.net/~craftsman/nsba/practice.jpg
Practice Target (optionally, you CAN use this in a tourney, AND ...
if you score the split rings (3 cm wide, starting from the orange) as
7, 5, 3, & 1 - and count the blue rings and beyond as "Zero" (0) -
then, this can be used as a Master Level practice target.

Master level qualifying scores start at 158 (standard qualifying
scores start at 120), then ... 168 (150 std.), 179 (162 std), and 189
(175 std.) on this (5,7,3,1) target face. For comparison - shooting
30 darts, all in the "5" ring on the Master target face will score a
150 - a 158 is the minimum qualifying. BUT, the "5" ring on the
Master target is within the 7 point bulls-eye on the standard target,
so a "150" in this instance
is like shooting a perfect 210. A 112 on the Master target is a 176
on the standard. In practice last night, I shot a 137 on the Master
target (but forgot to translate it to standard scoring). 8-("

Again from Chad: "Should your score not qualify at 120+, please still
submit it. We all have to start somewhere!"