BCPL: Cornhole Game Setup and Rules

Welcome to Baltimore County Public Library's Cornhole game set up.

Remove the contents from the bag. There should be two game boards,

eight game board pegs, and eight beanbags. You should have four of each color.

You will see the game boards are collapsible.

Open them up and stretch them out so they resemble a rectangle.

Attach the rings with the Velcro so that the game board creates a wedge shape.

To fold up the game board, undo the Velcro on the rings.

Then hold the game board with the base against your body.

Pull the sides towards you and rotate your hands and twist inward to fold the

board back into a circle shape. Place the game boards back in the bag.

The court should be a level, rectangular area, eight to 10 feet wide,

and a minimum of 40 to 45 feet long. For an adult game,

place the game boards 27 feet apart.

For a junior game place the game boards 12 to 15 feet apart.

You can play cornhole in one of two ways, one on one or two against two.

Both players stay in their designated lane for the whole game.

The pitcher must be within the pitcher's box or behind the foul line at the time

of release. Players must pitch the bag with an underhand release.

Players start the game at the headboard and will alternate pitching bags until

each player has pitched all four of his or her bags.

The approved method of scoring for the sport of cornhole is cancellation

scoring. In cancellation scoring,

the points of one player cancel out the points of their opponent.

Using this method, only one player or team can score in each round.

Bag in the Count or a Woody.

Any bag which comes to rest anywhere on top of the board,

each is worth one point. Bag in the Hole or Cornhole.

Any bag which is thrown through the hole or knocked through the hole by another

bag, each is worth three points. Foul bags.

Any bag that contacted the court before coming to rest on the board is a foul.

The game is won when a player or a team reaches 21 points with a lead of two or

more points.