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Abstract

An electronically scored dart game includes a service door for providing access to the interior of the game housing from the front of the housing. The service door is formed of at least a portion of the front housing surface, including the dart board, and has an upper end and a lower end. The service door is hinged to the housing along at least a portion of the lower end. The service door is pivotable about the hinge for movement between a generally vertical operational position and a service position in which the service door extends outwardly from the front surface of the housing at a predetermined angle of less than 180 degrees. In the preferred embodiment, the predetermined angle is approximately 90 degrees. At least one flexible member is provided for preventing the service door from pivoting to a position exceeding the predetermined angle. When the service door is in the service position, gravity causes movable target plates within the dart board to engage stops within the dart board supporting structure to prevent the target plates from moving out of the supporting structure.

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