Have you ever wondered what darts would be like if you could score more than the maximum 180?
Many reading this probably struggle with the idea of hitting three treble 20’s, however, established darts brand Harrows thought they would try to make darts more challenging…
They created the Quadro Board.
Dartboards have had a number of different designs and concepts over the years, including the small Manchester Log End (Lincoln) dartboard or the Treble-less Yorkshire dartboard.
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You can still find local leagues using these unique boards but for competitive darts in the UK and Europe, dartboards are standard regulation.
The Quadro 240, as the name suggests, adds another segment known as the quad. This tiny segment found in between the treble and 25 segments, gives quadruple the value of the segment’s score.
A T20 is worth 60 points, a Q20 is therefore worth 80. On these boards, it’s possible to score a maximum 240 with three darts.
The quad section is truly tiny but these boards were actually used for professional competitions during the 1990’s and obviously there’s footage of Phil Taylor still hitting maximums no matter the size of the target…
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Phil Taylor Hits Maximum 240 on Harrows Quadro Dartboard
In the 1993 Skol World Matchplay, the unique Quadro board was used as the tournament board in one of the most unique formats we’ve seen in darts.
In a match between Phil Taylor and Jocky Wilson, some rare clipped footage show a very young and almost unrecognisable Taylor still hitting maximums, regardless of the concept board used:
He didn’t even make it look challenging 😅
Phil Taylor wasn’t the only one adapting to this board with seeming ease either…
John Lowe, the player to hit the first ever televised nine-darter, made an attempt at doing the same on the Quadro board.
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Unfortunately it wasn’t to be and it wouldn’t have been the fewest darts leg either as a seven-dart finish would be the fewest darts leg possible on a Quadro board. Still fun to watch though.
These boards were a great novelty but people are torn on whether they want to see them reintroduced for a tournament in modern darts.
The Quadro’s have made a comeback though with Harrows putting them into production once more and have upgraded them to have the same thin wire technology used on modern boards.
Counting would be a nightmare but if you want a novelty board, the Quadro’s are available on Amazon
If any readers have one, let us know how they are to play on in the comments below.
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