Dart game with apertured target plates resiliently mounted

A dart game comprising the combination of (a) a dart having a slender tip and (b) a dart board which forms a target for said dart, said dart board comprising an array of target plates each having a number of closely spaced holes molded in the outer face thereof, each of said holes having a cross-sectional dimension corresponding substantially to the cross-sectional dimension of said tip whereby said tip may enter into and will remain in one of said holes when said dart is thrown at said board, a main support located inwardly of said target plates, cups telescopically receiving said target plates and slidable inwardly and outwardly relative to said support, means biasing said cups outwardly relative to said support, each of said cups having an open outer end and a closed inner end, each target plate being spaced inwardly from the open end of its respective cup, ribs located outwardly of said target plates and extending around the margins of said plates, there being one rib between adjacent margins of adjacent plates, the open ends of said cups being engageable with the inner sides of said ribs to keep the outer faces of said target plates spaced inwardly from the inner sides of said ribs.