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Cornhole

Cornhole is a beanbag target game with two angled boards and scoring for bags on the board or in the hole. ACO/ACL/WSOC rules document organised competition forms.

LevelDiscipline FamilyPrecision Sport CategoryPrecision sport

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Classification

Category Precision sport

Family Precision Sport

Level Discipline

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Cornhole is a beanbag target game with two angled boards and scoring for bags on the board or in the hole.

Geeignet für Fits if you want casual social sport with real precision, you want to start a game quickly outdoors, in a pub or at events, you like little equipment and lots of repeatable feel.

Cost 20-200 EUR depending on equipment and venue. 0-80 EUR per month depending on class, club, or venue. 5-50 EUR per month if a club structure exists. For rare sports, cost and availability vary strongly.

First progress Depending on sport, from immediate to several months.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

Two cornhole boards, four bags per side, level surface, pitching box or throw line, score to 21 and enough clear throwing lane.

First steps

Start with two boards and eight bags; place them closer than tournament distance for beginners, then practise board hits, hole shots and cancellation scoring.
Look for a recreation group, pub/beer-garden game, ACO/ACL club, local league, university sport or tailgate/backyard event with boards.

Look for a recreation group, pub/beer-garden game, ACO/ACL club, local league, university sport or tailgate/backyard event with boards.

Start only in the appropriate source-described context and follow local rules.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Bean bag toss, Bags, Cornhole singles, Cornhole doubles, Bean Bag Toss, Cornhole Singles

Tags precision, throwing, outdoor, cornhole, precision-sport, beanbag-target-game, prazisionssport, praezisionssport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Throw bags from the pitcher box onto the board or through the hole and outscore the opponent through cancellation scoring.

Teilnehmer

Singles or doubles.

Teamgröße

Singles or doubles.

Spielfeld

Cornhole court with two boards, pitcher boxes, foul lines and clear throwing lane.

Dauer

Duration depends on set, frame, round, lane or tournament format.

Wertung

Bags in the hole and on the board have different values; points are usually resolved through cancellation scoring.

Gewinnbedingung

Usually be the first player/team to reach the announced target score.

Ausrüstung

Two cornhole boards, bags, marked pitcher boxes/foul lines and level surface.

Wichtige Regelpunkte

wrong order of play
foot fault or wrong throwing line
tampering with equipment or surface
interference with the opponent

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

ACO official rules American Cornhole Organization · rulebook · high
ACL basic rules and scoring American Cornhole League · official · high
How To Play Cornhole Backyard Games NZ · beginner-guide · medium
American Cornhole Organization American Cornhole Organization · reference · medium
American Cornhole League American Cornhole League · reference · medium