When was the last time you played darts?

For me, it was in a friend’s garage. Most of the darts were missing and the rest were bent. There was no real scoring system, but no one was keeping track anyway. That’s the game many of us know. This is not that.

Flight Club opens March 26 in South Lake Union with a high-tech version of darts that is more like modern bowling than anything tucked into the corner of a bar or garage. The concept started in London and has grown to more than 30 locations worldwide. Seattle will be the first in the Pacific Northwest. It traces back to a pub in southwest England where two friends noticed a faster, more social way of playing at a local pub. They tested the idea, refined the games, and opened their first location in London in 2015.

Post up at one of the 11 reservable oches, the semi-private playing areas with seating and tables, where you can throw darts and eat elevated bar food. In the back, there’s a large room for group rentals with its own bar and three oches.

Photo by Erik Sven / Flight Club

Inside the 7,100-square-foot space at 300 Westlake Ave., the oches—pronounced like “hockey” without the “h”—are the individual playing areas where groups settle in for a round, with space for up to 12 players. Each oche is reserved in 90-minute blocks, similar to a bowling lane, and the system tracks every throw automatically.

“It’s not your take-your-own-score, dive bar darts game,” says Louise Neilson, chief operating officer of State of Play Hospitality. “It’s interactive and it’s a lot of fun.” Players scan a QR code, enter names, and the screen takes over. It follows the game as it unfolds, and when someone lands a big shot, it records it and sends a clip to their phone, capturing the throw and the reaction behind it—something people can pass around later as bragging rights.

There are seven mini dart games to choose from—demolition, donkey derby, limbo, and snakes and ladders among them—and they are designed so you don’t need to be good at darts to enjoy them. Lines on the floor mark where to stand: rookie, regular, pro. Staff are there to walk you through it if needed. “It’s based on the familiarity of the Brit pub, but then it’s mixed with fairground fun,” Neilson says. “You’ll see the ring lights and the music. They create a really great atmosphere.”

Dark wood paneling lines the lower half of the walls, with patterned wallpaper above and antiques layered throughout. Each oche is tailored to its city. In Seattle, that goes a little deeper than the obvious references, with a wall of antique shoes nodding to the shoe museum in Pike Place Market and a series of portraits that play with local details. One features a man in an umbrella hat with an emerald brooch holding a Last Word, the gin and green Chartreuse cocktail created before Prohibition and later brought back by Murray Stenson at Zig Zag Café. Another shows a Seattle hot dog, and there’s even a nod to Cinnabon, which opened its first bakery here in 1985. There are also references to the fish market tucked into the decor. Across locations, a few elements stay consistent, including a carousel horse and hot air balloons that give the space a slightly surreal, carnival-like feel.

There is also a running tally displayed on large screens, tracking darts thrown across all Flight Club locations in real time. Seattle is at zero—for now. Across the company, more than 900 million darts have already been thrown, and they are closing in on one billion. When that happens, there will be a global contest to celebrate, and the person who throws it will be flown to any Flight Club location of their choice.

Buffalo chicken sliders.

Photo by Yuya Ohashi / Flight Club

The very sharable pistachio cannoli with chocolate chip filling and a dusting of powdered sugar.

Photo by Yuya Ohashi / Flight Club

The menu includes tuna poke tacos, flatbreads, buffalo chicken sliders, and lobster elote, along with seasonal dishes like an asparagus salad. “Everything’s shareable, so you can still pick it up and throw a dart,” says Jeff Martell, the brand’s national director of culinary. For dessert, there are cannoli and cookies. You can expect vegan and vegetarian options, and Seattle will be the first to launch the brand’s new spring menu before it rolls out everywhere else. “We’re not cooking for one person, we’re cooking for our guests,” Martell says. “We want to make sure we have something for everybody.”

Grab a Jungle Bird, a pineapple-and-rum cocktail that’s easy to sip between rounds.

Photo by Yuya Ohashi / Flight Club

Cocktails are classic with some seasonal additions, and there are zero-proof options as well. The menu includes drinks like a kiwi gimlet with cucumber, lime, and egg white, a “Jungle Bird” with pineapple and rum, and an espresso old fashioned with vanilla and chocolate. The space has 11 oches, plus a reservable area for groups and a private room with its own bar and three oches. Full buyouts are also available.

Places built around activities have become more common post-pandemic. Escape rooms alone have turned into a multibillion-dollar business. Newer spots like The Great Big Game Show, which recently opened two locations in Seattle, follow that same idea. In South Lake Union, where a lot of nights start after work, the concept makes sense, offering something interactive and built for groups.

“We find that people just put their phones away and play while they’re here,” Neilson says.

Flight Club opens March 26. Hours are Monday through Thursday from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m., Friday from noon to midnight, Saturday from 11 a.m. to midnight, and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. It is 21+ after 6 p.m. and all day Saturday, with guests ages 12 and up allowed before 6 p.m. Sunday through Friday. Book reservations, here.