The Gauge
Bank points while keeping your pressure under the safety limit. The steampunk pressure-manager.
The goal
Bank points while keeping your pressure under the safety limit. The steampunk pressure-manager.
A turn
Each player throws three darts at the round's target. Every scoring dart also raises your gauge.
Scoring
- Nine rounds: 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, then Bull.
- A dart at the target banks its value AND adds that much pressure to your gauge.
- Off-target darts are safe — they bank nothing and add no pressure. That is how you vent.
- Finish your turn over the safety limit and the valve blows: you lose the turn's bank and your gauge resets.
Winning
Highest banked total after round 9 wins. Ties: fewest valve blows; then best single turn; still tied, shared.
How to play it in the app
The gauge dial shows your pressure against the safety limit as you stage darts. Off-target darts are your vent — the preview shows where the needle lands if you confirm.
House rules
- The safety limit grows each round — early recklessness forces mid-game venting.
- The final round is RED LINE: the limit drops by a third.