How to play cornhole

brought to you by Cornhole Mart.com HOW TΟ PLAΥ CORNHOLE OFFICIAL RULES OF THE GAME Learn how to play cornhole and official rules & regulations . EQUIΡΜΕNT + • 8 cornhole bags (4 bags for each team – each team must have different bag colors) • 2 cornhole boards 6" x 6" Bag dimension: 6 x 6 inches Weight 15-16 ounces (~450 grams) Board dimension: 24 x 48 inches Hole size: 6 inches in diameter • The position of the hole should 48" be width centered 9 inches from 24" the top and 12 inches away from each side edge • GAMEPLAY • Singles – one player competes against another player. Both players pitch bags from the same platform, but each player stands on a different side of the cornhole board. In next round players walk to the opposite platform, maintaining the same lane in which they started the first round. Each player should have 4 bags - each opponent needs to have different bag color. Doubles – team competes against other team where each team has two players, also known as team partners. So in doubles there are 4 players in total – 2 versus 2. Each player of a team pitches bags from opposite platform, but on the same side. So at one cornhole platform, on each side, there is a player from different team. Like in singles, each cornhole team should have 4 bags in one color. Who throws first in the first round? Well, coin flip will decide. For each next round the winner of the previous round has an honor to throw first. • SCORING • Team A Team B 2 in hole = 6 points 1 on board =1 point 1 off board = 0 points 1 in hole = 3 points 2 on board = 2 points 1 off board = 0 points 7 points 5 points 7-5 = 2 2 points go to Team A According to traditional rules the game is played until one team reaches or exceeds 21 points. Team who first reaches 21 points wins. Scoring breakdown: - Bag goes directly in the hole = 3 points - Bag was on the surface and ended in the hole after being hit by another bag = 3 points - Bag stays on cornhole board surface = 1 point - Bag is almost in the hole (hanging a bit in) = 1 point - Bag hanging on the edge of a cornhole board but not touching the ground = 1 point - Bag is on the board but is touching the ground (this bag needs to be removed before continuing the game) = 0 points - Also if a bag is on the board but is touching a bag that is already off the surface = 0 points - But there is one exception to this. If a bag that is off the surface can be removed with another bag then the bag that was previously touching the bag that was on the sourface is not touching it anymore. So 1 point goes to the hanging bag. • PLAY FIELD • Team A side 27 feet distance between boards Team B side Distance between cornhole boards is 27 feet (front to front of a board) and it can be placed on a flat surface. if you intend to play conrhole indoor make sure that the distance between roof and board is at least 12 feet. FOUL LINES You need to clearly mark pitch boxes for each of the 4 players. Front end of a pitch box is called foul line. Players can not cross the foul line when tossing a bag. Make sure that the place where you are playing cornhole has enough width so that two players can stand on left and right side of a board. That area is called pitcher box. It has the same dimension as cornhole board (4 x 3 feet) and it's located on left and right side next to the board. Pitcher box is the place in which player should stand when tossing a bag. Take a look at the image below: Pitch box Pitch box for player 2 of Team A for player 1 of Team A Pitch box Pitch box for player 2 of Team B for player 1 of Team B Infographic made by CornholeMart.com