DartUp

Our story

Short version, because the long one got laughed at in testing.

  • Play-tested by 37 real testers
  • 69 forfeits · 4 game modes
  • Under 100 pre-orders? Everyone's refunded
  • Built in Newry, Northern Ireland
Friends playing DartUp at a house party
Newry, 2023 — the house party that started it.

We're Arnis and Edgar, two mates from Newry. One night at a house party we scribbled some forfeits on paper and pinned them round a dartboard. Throw a dart, do whatever it landed on.

It went off. People we didn't know were still queuing for a go at 2am. By the next morning half of them had messaged asking where they could buy one.

That first board had 45 forfeits. Every party after, we added a few, cut what fell flat, and kept whatever got a reaction. Forty-five turned into 69 that way.

Then the company stalled. Day jobs, funding, life got in the way, and the boards sat in a cupboard for a couple of years. We never stopped playing it at our own parties, though — which is why we're back doing it properly.

A DartUp board mid-game with friends around it
69 forfeits later — still the same board, just louder.

Built in Newry, Northern Ireland. Pre-order now — full refund if we don't hit 100.

The promise:under 100 pre-orders by 15 Sept, everyone's refunded automatically.

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