If you’re looking for the best dartboard money can buy for your game room, check out the latest board by Arachnid. The Arachnid Cricket Pro electronic dartboard offers a wide variety of features that most players are looking for, including a durable board that’s built to last and a ton of extra games.

Overview and Features

If you’ve decided to make the switch from your traditional sisal fiber board to an electronic dartboard, then this model by Arachnid has all of the bells and whistles you could want, including a durable design, accurate score sensors, and easy installation.

This electronic dartboard is a great choice for both beginners and pros, thanks to its variety of practice games available that can provide countless hours of fun while you perfect your throwing skills.

This is a tournament-sized electronic board that measures in at 30x22x3, which is regulation size, so it’s a great choice for dart tournaments.

The vided yellow, black, and red colors are easy on the eyes. This combination of colors will make it easy to differentiate between the squares, so you can easily guide your throw.

Design

This model features Nylon Tough segments that are exclusive to Arachnid dartboards. This design will prolong the life of the board, which is ideal for both the casual and serious players. The board will maintain its shape and offers quieter gameplay compared to competing models, such as the Fat Cat Mercury electronic dartboard.

Weight

The best electronic dartboards have some heft to them. This model by Arachnid weighs in at ten pounds while competing models weigh an average of eight pounds.

This rigid durable board design can help reduce bounce outs, something that every player wants to avoid. Basically, the Cricket Pro offers the ideal balance between durability and stability, making it a favorite choice among the pros.

Spider

The Cricket Pro features a thin, yet durable spider. The thinner wire is designed to reduce the risk of bounce outs, to help improve a player’s throwing score.

Heckler Feature

If you love playing interactive games, then you’ll love the board’s heckler feature. This feature is entertaining, amusing, and can make the game more fun to play, just as long as you’re throwing well.

The heckler feature will cheer you on when you’re throwing well and will harass you when you miss a shot. This feature is optional, so you can switch it on or off with the push of a button.

There are three levels to choose from that range from mild to unforgiving, so you can choose how much heckling you can handle. Having this feature can make it seem like you’re playing in a real dart tournament and will keep you and your friends entertained for hours.

Score Keeping

An electronic board has to have a score keeper that’s accurate and easy to read, which will come in handy when you’re practicing your dart drills. With this model, you can easily and accurately keep score of your game using the automatic score keeper. The board offers each player their average point per throw after each round. Having your score calculated for you automatically can save you time and the hassle that comes with tracking everyone’s score yourself.

The score is also highly visible, thanks to the large LED display that is able to track scores for up to eight players. The LED display provides a score in real-time. The board’s eight-player score tracking means that you and all of your friends can join in on the fun at the same time.

Sensors

Every electronic board needs to have sensors that are reliable, so the board can keep the score accurately and quickly. This model’s sensors are spot on. These highly responsive sensors are spread out all over the target area, which results in impressively accurate score keeping.

Handicapping Feature

For some dart players, it can be difficult to find people of the same skill to play against. Or maybe a new dart player is having a hard time winning a game against their friends. Whatever the reasons, you need a board that offers a level playing field.

That’s where the Cricket Pro’s handicapping feature comes in. The board’s handicap setting is great for beginners who are looking for a fair shot and for seasoned players who find it too easy to mop the floor with their friends.

Family Friendly Games

If you’re looking for a board that’s a great choice for the kids, then you’ll love this board’s soft-tip safety darts that are perfect for younger children. Additionally, the board’s heckler feature can also keep the kids entertained and can make a game more enjoyable for the whole family.

Games

If you buy an electronic board, you want one that offers some serious game variety. This will keep you, your friends, and your family entertained for hours. This model comes with 39 games that feature a total of 179 variations including seven cricket games. You can play these games with up to eight players at a time, so the whole family can join in on the fun.

Players can choose from classics such as around the clock, count up, and double down.

The board’s large LED display makes it easy to scroll through the list of games.

Extras

Who doesn’t like a board that comes with extras, especially extras that are perfect for beginners? This set comes with everything you need to set up and start playing the game, including mounting hardware, instructions, darts, extra dart tips, and an AC adapter.

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Conclusion and Rating

Our Rating: (4.5/5)

The Arachnid Cricket Pro is an excellent board for the beginner and the seasoned player. The board’s score keeping feature, bright LED display, variety of games, and heckling feature make this board worth the steep price tag.

Additionally, the board comes equipped with a thin spider that can help to reduce the bounce out rate and features a durable design that can ensure the board can withstand plenty of regular use. This model earned a score of four and a half out of five stars.