Backyard games such as horseshoes and bocce ball have been played for decades. Another game that is somewhat similar to these is becoming increasingly popular and is widely known as cornhole. Others may refer to the same game as bean bag toss, corn toss or simply bags.
Cornhole is played with two teams, each having a set of four bags. The name of the game comes from the fact that the filler used in the bags is sometimes corn feed. The bags for each team must have different appearances as it is important to identity the team to which the bags belong.
In addition to the bags, the only other things needed are two platforms. These are about four feet long by two feet wide, each having a hole of six inches centered about nine inches from the top. The top is raised about a foot above the bottom to angle the platform. For game play, they are placed at a distance of 27 feet apart. Shorter distances can be used for young players or when there is not sufficient room.
Next to each platform are two imaginary pitcher's boxes, one on each side. This is the area from which the bags are thrown. A player may not step past the bottom of the platform when tossing a bag.
The game can be played with either one or two people per team. For doubles, one team member tosses from one platform and the other from the other one. When playing singles, both players throw from the same side.
For each round, each player throws four bags. The players can stand on either side of the platform but must stay on that side for all of their throws. The player or team that scored higher in the previous round throws first. If the scores were the same in the preceding round, then the team that pitched last in that round will go first in the next one.
Standard scoring awards three points to any bag that goes through the hole, whether directly, by sliding through or by being pushed by another bag. A bag that is on the board when the round finishes is worth one point while bags on the ground are zero. The goal is to accumulate 21 points in order to win the game.
There are a number of scoring variations. One variation is that a bag that is hanging partly over the hole is worth two points. Another is that a team must score exactly 21 points, without going over, in order to win. In the event of a tie score at or above 21, play generally continues until one team has a higher score at the end of a round.
No one is certain of the roots of the game of cornhole. Nevertheless, it is becoming more and more widely played today. Because it's fun and quite easy to play, people are bound to continue enjoying it as time goes by.
Cornhole is played with two teams, each having a set of four bags. The name of the game comes from the fact that the filler used in the bags is sometimes corn feed. The bags for each team must have different appearances as it is important to identity the team to which the bags belong.
In addition to the bags, the only other things needed are two platforms. These are about four feet long by two feet wide, each having a hole of six inches centered about nine inches from the top. The top is raised about a foot above the bottom to angle the platform. For game play, they are placed at a distance of 27 feet apart. Shorter distances can be used for young players or when there is not sufficient room.
Next to each platform are two imaginary pitcher's boxes, one on each side. This is the area from which the bags are thrown. A player may not step past the bottom of the platform when tossing a bag.
The game can be played with either one or two people per team. For doubles, one team member tosses from one platform and the other from the other one. When playing singles, both players throw from the same side.
For each round, each player throws four bags. The players can stand on either side of the platform but must stay on that side for all of their throws. The player or team that scored higher in the previous round throws first. If the scores were the same in the preceding round, then the team that pitched last in that round will go first in the next one.
Standard scoring awards three points to any bag that goes through the hole, whether directly, by sliding through or by being pushed by another bag. A bag that is on the board when the round finishes is worth one point while bags on the ground are zero. The goal is to accumulate 21 points in order to win the game.
There are a number of scoring variations. One variation is that a bag that is hanging partly over the hole is worth two points. Another is that a team must score exactly 21 points, without going over, in order to win. In the event of a tie score at or above 21, play generally continues until one team has a higher score at the end of a round.
No one is certain of the roots of the game of cornhole. Nevertheless, it is becoming more and more widely played today. Because it's fun and quite easy to play, people are bound to continue enjoying it as time goes by.
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