Dart game apparatus and dart game system with an image projector

A dart game apparatus comprising:

• a dart target having a plurality of score areas;
• a sensor configured to sense a hit location of a dart pin in the dart target;
• a display unit providing a display area surrounding the dart target;
• and
• a controller determining an event effect based at least partially on the sensed hit location of the dart pin, and controlling the display unit output of the event effect at a time subsequent to the sensor sensing the hit location of the dart pin in the dart target;
• a pre-event generation determination unit determining whether a predetermined event occurs at least partially based on progress information of a dart game which is currently in progress before the dart pin is thrown;
• and
• a pre-event effect determination unit determining a location to which a pre-event effect displayed in the display area is output based on an event which occurs when the predetermined event occurs,
• wherein the display area and the dart target occupy an entire front surface of the dart game apparatus and the event effect comprises a visual effect displayed over the entire front surface of the dart game apparatus.