Dartle #28 answer & hints
Wedding anniversary gifts by year
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Oak (80) + China (20)
Other perfect checkouts: Platinum (70) + Pearl (30) · Blue sapphire (65) + Coral (35) · Diamond (60) + Ruby (40) · Emerald (55) + Sapphire (45)
Each traditional gift is worth its anniversary year, from the US list on Wikipedia. Years the US list leaves blank use the UK list (blue sapphire 65, platinum 70, oak 80). Diamond and gold also appear at 75; they count at their first year (60 and 50). There are 37 ways to hit exactly 100 on this board, and 5 of them use only 2 darts. Of 6,792 players so far, 8% hit a bullseye and 33% went bust; the average score was 53.
All 29 answers (one point = years).Highlighted answers appear in a perfect checkout.
- Oak80
- Platinum70
- Blue sapphire65
- Diamond60
- Emerald55
- Gold50
- Sapphire45
- Ruby40
- Coral35
- Pearl30
- Silver25
- China20
- Crystal15
- Ivory14
- Lace13
- Silk12
- Steel11
- Aluminum10
- Tin10
- Pottery9
- Bronze8
- Copper7
- Wool7
- Iron6
- Wood5
- Fruit and flowers4
- Leather3
- Cotton2
- Paper1
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
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- Use the recorded board for “Wedding anniversary gifts by year”, where values are years. The target is 100, so work backwards from the remainder instead of selecting famous or high-valued entries alone.
- Choose Oak, worth 80: 100 − 80 = 20 remaining.
- Choose China, worth 20: 20 − 20 = 0 remaining.
- Checking every distinct-entry single and pair on the stored board finds 5 exact 2-dart checkouts and no exact checkout using fewer darts. The chosen sum is 80 + 20 = 100.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Oak (80) + China (20) | Exact checkout | The recorded values sum to 100 in 2 darts. |
| Platinum (70) + Pearl (30) | Equally short alternative | 70 + 30 = 100. This uses the same minimum number of distinct board entries; it is not scored lower in this calculation. |
| Oak (80) + Platinum (70) | Overshoots | 80 + 70 = 150, 50 above the target. This is an illustrative calculation, not a recorded player attempt. |
What this does and does not establish
- Calculations use the values stored for this puzzle, including the game’s rounding and scaling. They are not updated real-world statistics. Candidate combinations use distinct entries; the count here covers only the minimum-length combinations, not all longer ways to total 100.
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| Board | Clue | Perfect checkout | Also good |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wedding anniversary gifts by year | Oak (80) + China (20) | Platinum (70) + Pearl (30), Blue sapphire (65) + Coral (35), Diamond (60) + Ruby (40), Emerald (55) + Sapphire (45) |
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Dartle #28 was the puzzle for Monday, October 26, 2026.
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