Abstract: A safety dart game comprising a dart including an open leading end portion having a side wall that defines an interior cavity and a target including a base and a plurality of spaced, finger-like projections extending generally outwardly from the base, the projections having a diameter sized to frictionally engage the interior cavity of the dart when the dart is projected onto the target. The projections on the target may be arranged such that a plurality of the projections frictionally engage an external surface of the dart when the dart is projected onto the target.