Who invented the first dart board?

Inventor of the Dart Board

No one knows if one person invented the dart board, but it probably originated from circles on a tree, then having people trying to throw things to get the closest to the middle. The person who first came up with the scoring system to penalize inaccuracy was Brian Gamlin, in 1896.

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