Arachnid Cricket Pro 800 Electronic Dartboard with NylonTough Segments for Improved Durability and Playability and Micro-Thin Segment Dividers for Reduced Bounce-Outs

I love darts. Bought this so I wouldn't have steel tip darts thrown with the little grandkids running around. Always wondered why it would make sense to pay so much for a board with there are cheaper models available. Now I know. This was a great board. The darts come out easily. Can't say that about my previous, cheap board. The heckler mode adds some fun. Love the number of games. This was my birthday/Father's day gift, and I am super happy.

General:Overall this is an excellent board, and I believe an excellent value, even at this price. The board plays very similar to a bar board at a fraction of the price. It is not without its issues, but those are outweighed by its benefits.Pros:-Excellent playablility-Multitude of games-X/O feature very nice and readable from a distance-Few bounce-outs-Sound effects announce number and score-Solid construction-Easy InstallationCons:-Darts that come with the board are junk. You must buy your own, unless you love chasing flights after each throw. At this price point, you probably own your own darts anyways.-Bulls-eye malfunction: About once every 5 games, you will hit very close to the bulls-eye on say a 15, and it will score as a bulls-eye. The "bounce out" button allows for correction.-Although the X/O display is lit, the numbers the X/O's correspond to just above it are not. So, from the throw line, you can barely see what numbers you need unless you memorize the X/O numbers. Basically before each throw you say I need 1 more of the second number from the left.-CPU Vs. mode is useless. The CPU throws dreadfully slow, and even in novice mode(easiest) typically throws will be triple 20, triple 17 and double bulls-eye. Unless you are near pro, just play by yourself.Even with the list of cons, this is still a 5 star board. I know it is expensive, but when you see that the playability is similar to a bar board at $3000-$4000, $250 seems like a steal. Just remember this is a recreational board, and it is not without minor issues.Thoroughly pleased with my purchase. Highly recommended!

Great quality and fun for family get-togethers!

Good quality sound and score keeping was simple to follow. Straight forward and easy to use when changing games, changing volume, and adding players. The heckler option kept me laughing and is painfully distracting. Luckily, easy to turn off or lessen the amount of zingers. :DI had 1 problem with dart board. The area just outside the bull’s eye didn’t work. No sound, no light, no score no matter how hard the dart hit the board. This area is located at innermost part of the triangle, at the very bottom and applied to all of the numbers. I called Amazon to troubleshoot and/or replace the dart board. The customer service rep was excellent, but nothing fixed it. I was then connected to Arachnid support. I went through all the troubleshooting again and nothing brought the dead zone back to life. The Arachnid guy told me to fill out the warranty slip, take a picture of the board, send proof of purchase, mail it all to Arachnid and THEN they would get back to me about my OPTIONS. I had only owned the board a little over a week and their Arachnid product had a malfunction. I didn’t want to be without a properly functioning dart board for weeks or be stuck with a bad board either. I was very disappointed to say the least with Arachnid customer service. The Amazon rep stepped in and because I bought the board through Amazon, I was protected by their return/replacement policy. I was grateful to receive a replacement dart board in two days. The new board works perfectly and scores all the darts with no dead zones. I played in a dart league for 3 years and while this dart board isn’t bar quality tough, it’s comparable and lots of fun!Thank you Amazon for watching out for yourcustomers and a big thank you to Taura!

I actually love this dart board. It looks so nice hanging there. Super easy to hang up and works well.

Now that it is the weekend, we had time to set up this dartboard. Spent 2 hours making sure it was anchored well to our wall and completely straight. Didn't want anything to happen to a $220 dart board.Very first game, we noticed that the majority of the time, the triangle singles around the bullseye don't score. After an hour of playing, the sound stopped working. It went from being super loud, to you having to put your head right next to the dart board to hear anything. We checked the volume controls, it was still on the highest volume level. We unplugged, and replugged it in... Still nothing. We also noticed that the darts are nearly impossible to get out of the board. When 2 grown men and 2 grown women take a few minutes to get their darts out of the board, something is off! The dart tips break like they are made from butter. We are fairly experienced players. One of the players uses to be on a dart league. So its not like we were just whipping them into the board.Just expected better from a $220 dartboard. I could understand if these issues happened with a cheap $30 board from a store. We ordered a replacement board yesterday. It will arrive tomorrow and we will switch it out. Hopefully, we just got a bad board? I will edit the review if that is the case. As of right now, we'd say this is an absolute terrible board. Far too many issues for something with such a higher price tag. We have friends and family with dartboards, they paid a fraction of the price we did and seem to have much better boards.Very very poor quality of product as it is now.

Playing darts during family events has been a tradition for decades. This is by far the best aoft tip board any of us have owned. The ease of use, the number of games and the scoring display. Easter was the first large gatheri g using this board, I'm sure a few family members will be upgradng their boards now.