Dartle #30 answer & hints
Board games by number of spaces
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Parcheesi (68) + Royal Game of Ur (20) + Oware (12)
Other perfect checkouts: Chess (64) + Backgammon (24) + Oware (12) · Chess (64) + Nine men's morris (24) + Oware (12) · Chess (64) + Twister (24) + Oware (12) · Othello (64) + Backgammon (24) + Oware (12) · Othello (64) + Nine men's morris (24) + Oware (12) · Othello (64) + Twister (24) + Oware (12) · Pandemic (48) + Monopoly (40) + Oware (12)
The places on each game's board, whatever the game calls them: squares (chess, Monopoly), points (backgammon), territories (Risk), cities (Pandemic), pits (oware), rooms (Cluedo) or circles (Twister). From each game's Wikipedia article. Boards with more than 100 (Scrabble, Go, Chinese checkers, Candy Land) aren't included, and neither are the 100-square boards of snakes and ladders and Stratego. There are 8 ways to hit exactly 100 on this board, and 8 of them use only 3 darts. Of 4,801 players so far, 1% hit a bullseye and 57% went bust; the average score was 37.
All 17 answers (one point = spaces).Highlighted answers appear in a perfect checkout.
- Janggi90
- Sudoku81
- Parcheesi68
- Chess64
- Othello64
- Pandemic48
- Connect Four42
- Risk42
- Monopoly40
- Senet30
- Backgammon24
- Nine men's morris24
- Twister24
- Royal Game of Ur20
- Oware12
- Cluedo9
- Tic-tac-toe9
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Build an exact checkout from the actual board
- Use the recorded board for “Board games by number of spaces”, where values are spaces. The target is 100, so work backwards from the remainder instead of selecting famous or high-valued entries alone.
- Choose Parcheesi, worth 68: 100 − 68 = 32 remaining.
- Choose Royal Game of Ur, worth 20: 32 − 20 = 12 remaining.
- Choose Oware, worth 12: 12 − 12 = 0 remaining.
- Checking every distinct-entry single, pair and triple on the stored board finds 8 exact 3-dart checkouts and no exact checkout using fewer darts. The chosen sum is 68 + 20 + 12 = 100.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Parcheesi (68) + Royal Game of Ur (20) + Oware (12) | Exact checkout | The recorded values sum to 100 in 3 darts. |
| Chess (64) + Backgammon (24) + Oware (12) | Equally short alternative | 64 + 24 + 12 = 100. This uses the same minimum number of distinct board entries; it is not scored lower in this calculation. |
| Parcheesi (68) + Janggi (90) | Overshoots | 68 + 90 = 158, 58 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 | Board games by number of spaces | Parcheesi (68) + Royal Game of Ur (20) + Oware (12) | Chess (64) + Backgammon (24) + Oware (12), Chess (64) + Nine men's morris (24) + Oware (12), Chess (64) + Twister (24) + Oware (12), Othello (64) + Backgammon (24) + Oware (12) |
Dartle #30 FAQ
What date was Dartle #30?
Dartle #30 was the puzzle for Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
How do I check Dartle #30 without spoilers?
Open the hints one at a time on this page. There are 2 hints across 1 board, ordered from a gentle nudge to the full solution, and each perfect checkout stays hidden until you tap to show it.
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