Turns, waves, levels

• Turn = one visit = 3 darts. After your third dart (or when you pull your darts) the horde phase runs: burning lanes tick, defences fire, every zombie advances one band (runners two), then the next group crawls on from the red arrows. A turn is not a wave.
• Wave = a block of turns: 6 in Endless, 3 in the Campaign. The diamonds under your bunker HP count the turns of the current wave; the red-rimmed one is the surge (almost twice the zombies). The field HUD always says when the next Armory, surge or boss comes.
• Armory = after every wave (not every visit): 3 permanent upgrades on 20 · 6 · 3. Hit any bed of a gold number to claim one (the dart still counts); unclaimed = random at the end of that turn.
• Level (Campaign only) = a few waves with a name and new zombie types. When its last wave is in, nothing new arrives: clear the board (mop-up) and you reach camp, where you pick a new power-up or rank one up (Mk II, Mk III) and read the briefing for the next level. Only power-ups in your loadout drop on the board.
• Endless = the classic run: waves forever, a boss every 18 turns, survive as long as you can. Title screen: C or any 20 switches Campaign / Endless.

Zombies walk inward along their number's wedge: outside the board → double ring → outer single → treble ring → inner single → 25 → bunker. A zombie that reaches the bull hits the bunker. At 0 HP you're overrun.

Horde mode

• Single: 1 dmg to the innermost zombie in that lane. Riot shields ignore singles.
• Double: 2 dmg and +2 wall HP on that lane. Walls stop zombies at the edge until they're smashed.
• Treble: 3 dmg and builds a tower (or upgrades it, max L3). Towers shoot every turn and block their lane. L2 hits for 2, L3 also hits the lanes either side.
• 25: shockwave, 1 dmg to everything in the inner bands. Bull: airstrike, 2 dmg to bands 1-3 and knocks them back.

Fortress mode

• Every bed is a build plot. The first hit builds, further hits level it up (pips under each defence).
• Treble = Gun Turret, Double = Barricade, outer single = Spike Field, inner single = Flame Bunker, 25 = Workshop, Bull = Citadel Core (and Overdrive: everything fires now).
• Darts do no direct damage: defences fight in the horde phase. Neighbouring builds form synergies (teal dashed links). Kits give a defence an element (glowing aura).

Siege mode

• 2 players: Player 1 is the Builder (Fortress rules), Player 2 the Shooter (Horde damage: single 1, double 2, treble 3, 25 shockwave, bull airstrike; no walls or towers). Visits alternate; the horde moves once per round. Key P on the title screen switches Solo / 2 Players.
• Solo: every dart builds the plot it lands in AND shoots that lane (less damage). One shared bunker and score.

Board neighbours matter: splash and fire hit the real numbers either side (20 → 5 and 1). Visit bonuses: 100+ = TON (defences fire twice), 140+ also freezes the horde, 180 wipes the board. Three darts in one number = hat-trick.

Checkout strike: score the target exactly in one visit, finishing on a double or bull. The route is outlined in gold with numbered badges. Pick-ups sit on common checkout beds; red hazard triangles are traps.

Controls

• Autodarts detects darts automatically. Corrections in the Autodarts UI are applied while the turn is still open.
• Mouse: click the board to throw, right-click = miss. Nothing sits on the board: the battle is on the left console, your visit on the right. Hover anything for a tooltip.
• Keyboard: type t20 d16 s5 25 b then Enter; M miss; Backspace undo; Space end turn now; Shift+1-3 armory pick (or click the offer); 1-4 camp pick. At camp: hit 20 / 6 / 3 to choose, then pull your darts, hit the bull or press Space to start the level.
• [ / ] shrink the left / right console to a slim essentials rail (or click its corner arrow) · O overlay · V big-number view · F fullscreen · N sound · Q title · H this screen.

Autodarts

Display & sound

Overlay (over the camera feed)

Press O to toggle. Line the board up with the real board in the Autodarts camera view.

The horde

Pick-ups