How To Play Cornhole

Cornhole Rules

GETTING STARTED

  • Set up boxes 30ft apart from center of hole to hole
  • Two teams required. Teams comprise of either one or two people each
  • For singles play (1 person per team), opponents start and play from the same end
  • For doubles play (2 per team), teammates should line up next to opposite boxes and on opposite sides
  • Start game with all 8 bags at one end

HOW TO PLAY

  • Previous game winner or coin toss should determine which team throws the first cornhole bag
  • Alternate throws between teams until all bags are thrown
  • The foul line is made by the front of the boxes and all throws must be made from behind the foul line
  • If a player breaks the foul line or throws out of turn, the player loses a turn
  • The team that scores the most points in a round, starts the throwing for the next round
  • If the round is tied the last team to win throws first
  • Any bag which touches the ground during a throw should be removed from the board and not counted

POINTS

  • 1 point for any bag thrown which lands on the board and not touching the ground
  • 3 points for any bag in the hole
  • Any bag which touches the ground during the throw or while hanging from the board does not count

TALLYING THE SCORE

  • For each throwing round, the team with the most points wins the round and subtracts the other team's points from their total score
  • The sum difference is then added to the winning team's score
  • First team to reach 21 points wins