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We're pretty happy with the purchase so far. We use it every weekend.

We love the dartboard and cabinet. We had one before, but lost it in a fire. The dart game itself is a little different from the one we bought 4 years ago, but we are getting used to it.

Arrived safe and no broken parts. Instructions are decent on assembly and no missing parts. Took about 2 hours to assemble with one person, but they recommend two peeps for ease. Fired up no issues, game works and plays well and looking forward to many nights of darts with my honey. She is quite competitive :~)

Pretty good for the money. Yes the cabinet is very cheaply made, but it looks great and is sturdy if you add a few more screws to it and screw it to your wall with the bracket it comes with. The volume is excellent, it is very loud and easy to hear when playing music. This is the best setup you can buy for 230$, Well worth the money. Also buy a good set of viper darts, the 6 darts it comes with are kind of crappy.

This works awesome! Did have a lot of parts to put together but the instructions were clear and easy to understand

I cancelled this item, however I will leave a review on the shipment service.This item shipped out within a couple days of purchase. I would say that deserves 5 stars.The reason for cancelling however is all the reviews on the product being flimsy. For future buyers, if this bit concerns you, there has been many more reviews online, (here and outside of Amazon) with purchasers saying that it is the best dart board ever and they overcome the flimsy part by attaching the cabinet secure to the wall.I personally am not that much of a craftsman, I opted for just the board itself :) Hope this helps.

The darts that it comes with are too heavy and break easily. The unit it self is fantastic though. I love the game options and the loud volume on the board.

there were scratches in the cabinet and the surround for the dart board itself should have been made to fit tighter around the board

Dart board is awesome. Love the entire set up. Questionable packaging thou. Staples in sides of box ineffective. Luckily it was strapped with nylon strap, top and bottom. Used very thin Styrofoam and a couple of pieces were damaged. Mostly cosmetic. Able to fix with super glue.

We love to playing it ! Wood is little bit cheaper but it's fun .

Lots of fun! Cabinet a little shaky, had to anchor to wall and buy additional magnets to hold door closed. Looks nice in our rec room and the board is awesome. We also got a push light to put up above to shine down on the board.

I read the reviews and was a little skeptical...me being a mechanically enc lined person I took it with a grain of salt and ordered one.Yes it was flemzy however I used 4 metal corner braces and 1 metal strap top to bottom for support and it is stable and solid now!The only thing I was really disappointed about is there seems to be two versions of the game board itself and was not described in the listing, for my order the game board does not have a CPU to play the computer one on one, that was disappointing, wish they would list different board versions.Overall for the PRICE yes I would recommend but only to a mechanically inclined person..PS I added black light fixture at the top cavity and painted the numbers with florescent paint, looks like a real arcade game now.Wish I could add photos here to show the bracing i did and add on's!

Based on game play and overall appearance once the thing is fully assembled, I'd give this 4 or 5 stars. It's a lot of fun to play and we haven't had any issues after about 20 hours of play so far. It also looks pretty nice - as in the pictures.HOWEVER, I can't give it more than 3 stars based on the significant hassles with the delivery process, and getting all the right parts. When the box was initially delivered by FedEx, it was pretty beat up and looked like it had been re-taped multiple times. The delivery guy gave me the option of not accepting the delivery and blaming it on FedEx, but I could see that there was plenty of styrofoam packed in the box to support everything so I decided to take my chances - especially since I wanted to get it put together in time for Christmas. It turned out that none of the pieces were "broken" (good), but all of the larger wood pieces were warped (very bad). I called the customer service number on the assembly instructions and the guy was extremely helpful and nice and agreed to send replacement parts. They took about 5 days to arrive and once they did, it turned out that the two main side pieces of the cabinet were the wrong ones. I only discovered this once I was about 80% of the way through the assembly process. AARGH! (Speaking of the assembly process, yeah, it's a pain and yeah, the instructions are written in broken English, and yeah, it takes a long time, but in my experience, it's pretty much like that with all of this kind of self-assembly stuff. It's why you pay 20% or so less than you would if you bought an assembled one at Dick's.) I called customer service again and again, the guy was extremely friendly and helpful and assured me that he would personally walk to the warehouse and make sure they sent the correct replacement parts this time. He also rushed the delivery so I had them in 3 days. The third time was the charm, and I finished the assembly and it came out fine - albeit about a week late for Christmas. Notwithstanding some other comments about stability, it seems pretty stable to me, though I'd keep little kids from bumping into it. It is kind of top-heavy, and securing it to a wall is certainly a good idea. (I haven't done that myself.)So, the thing is reasonably though not completely stable, a lot of fun to play (there's a ton of different games and variations), difficult to assemble, and potentially a total pain (like I experienced) in getting all the right parts.

I like the design and looks of it, but for some reason I cant turn off the double bull, so I cant play a strait game of '01 like most leagues do. Kind of stupid if you ask me. Kind of wish it woiuld make normal games sounds too instead of a voice calling out the hits.

The dart board itself is nice and had plenty of game modes. The overall looks of the cabinet are good, but the cabinet is constructed extremely cheap, it does not hold itself well and you must add supports. I also HIGHLY recommend bolting it to the wall with some bracketsas it is quite wobbly without it.

Fast shipper. Ok product!

This is difficult to put together and not really sturdy. It was almost more trouble than it was worth. But once together it worked nicely. The digital board was great!

reading other reviews I kind of knew what to expect but I didn't think it would be this bad .The game unit itself is great,but the cabinet is about as cheap as you could get.The skin that is applied to the particleboard of the bigger items all came off during shipping ,so I had to carefully use spray adhesive to roll it back but they were shrunk so it wouldn't completely cover the boards.The phrase "You get what you pay for " really apllies here ,but it's still fun to play.

Cheap parts and poorly prepped, we had to drill most of the holes ourselves because they weren't drilled originally...

Complicated instructions. Conflicting with other instructions. The 301 that's on this board doesn't have the options mostly known to dart players. Unable to set opponent score back once you have match their score.

Not very stable, will need to brace it to ensure its sturdiness. Packing was not the best, one corner was banged up causing a little damage to the bottom back corner. Needs a light for above the dart board.

Wanted this thing soooooo bad............it came in about 50 different pieces! .......trying to get the board in the correct position, using their steps, was a joke!.........very frustrating putting it together.............now that it is put together..........a little flimsy, had to secure it to the wall, definitely don't want to move it again, don't want it falling apart..........last thing.......the connection gets a little weird after playing a few games.........after a week of playing we have already had to undo the back and re plug in the board.......overall, I'm a little disappointed.......I expected a little better quality for the money we spent..........can't say I would recommend it to anyone

It's often hard to judge an item off of reviews, so I decided to purchase this cabinet anyway despite the warnings of cheap construction and poor quality. Unfortunately, they were right. The materials are quite cheap and thin and when trying to stand the cabinet up it nearly collapsed on itself. The two halves are only held together by four bolts at the very ends which actually crush the wood under the force applied from the leverage of the top wobbling. As for the bottom half, it was very crooked and the whole assembly was tilting.I chose not to return the item because I could not find anything better and decided to put my engineering skills to use like many others and reinforce it. I purchased some brackets, machine screws, bolts, and washers and was able to reinforce the cabinet, shelves, and connection between the two halves. I drilled holes all the way through so that I could bolt it together very strongly.On the positive side, it's a very attractive looking cabinet now that it's sturdy and the storage is a nice feature. The dartboard itself is fantastic, but you would think that a brand like Arachnid would provide quality the whole way through. The dartboard has all the features you'll ever need, very easy to use, and we've enjoyed playing with friends. All it needs now is a nice light installed in the top.Overall, my recommendation is to just buy the dart board itself and build your own cabinet. It will be cheaper and FAR better quality. Otherwise, be prepared to spend a little extra on fixing up this one just to make it acceptable.

Weak and unstable structure in nature that caused me installing extra support to the piece and putting extra weight at the bottom. So the piece can be more stable and secured. Overall, the materials used are sub-standard and with potential risk of falling down. After the modification, it still works and gives enjoyment to my family.

The cabinet is garbage. I stopped putting it together 10 minutes in. I would have returned the unit but I like the dart board. I wish I had just bought the board.

dissappointed

I do not recommend this product.Poorly built, arrived with several items missing + damage.Since poorly built, crackerboard was damaged in several places.Carton arrived banged up and open at the ends.

Was not satisfied with it..pieces were missing the damage on it was awful...chips n chunks in about 10 areas on it..very unhappy with it...the door hinges are not big enough to make door open and shut properly...

Totally waste money!!!! I give a one star its because i have to... Not even worth a one star.

Complete trash!!! The product is almost impossible to get put together so the door does not sag. As with other reviews the product is really unstable and basically need to be secured to a wall for safety. On top the shoddy construction the digital dart board worked for about 1 day and now 50% of the pads do not register darts hitting them. What a waste of money.