The truth is (like so many things), it depends. Maybe it is better to aim for one of these middling areas? You're not going to hit big scores, but you are not going to get low scores either. Other regions have lots of medium scoring regions as close neighbours. If you manage to hit a high scoring segment, great, but if you miss, you are penalized heavily.

On a dart board, high scoring regions are located adjacent to low scoring regions. This is not a trivial question because a dart board is cleverly designed. Where is the best place to aim on a dart board?(With the aim of getting the highest expected score with a single throw). One of my earlier blog postings was about dart boards. This article is about roulette wheels, but first let's take a step back.