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.