You win Shanghai by being the person who has the most points at the end of seven rounds (1-7), or you can score a Shanghai and win instantly. Doubles and triples do count (triple four would give you twelve points).
In the first round if you hit three ones you have scored three points, but in the fifth round, when the five is the target, if you hit three fives you have scored 15 points. As you can see, this means that as the game progresses the scores go up tremendously. You try and score as many points as possible only the number in play scores points, so if the current number in play is four and you hit a six no points are scored. You begin with number one and work your way up sequentially to seven. During each round, there is one number that is your target and each player throws three darts.
With as little as two people but any amount can play, this is a great party game. Shanghai is a game of accuracy hitting the doubles and triples is vital to success in this dart game.
