Cornhole Rules
Players and the Game
- All teams must have two players.
- Boards will be placed 27 feet apart from the front end of each board.
- To win a game, a team must score 21 points. If a team goes over 21, it will be dropped to 15 points. The game does not end until the frame is over.
- A frame consists of players tossing their bags, alternating shots, until all eight bags in the frame have been thrown.
- The winning team will advance to the next round of the tournament. Teams that lose the first round will have a chance to continue by way of a wild card drawing.
Throwing Bags
- To start each game, teams will rock-paper-scissors to determine who will toss first.
- After each frame, the team that scores will toss first.
- If after a frame, the teams score an equal number of points, the team that tossed second in the previous frame will toss first.
- Players must pitch the bag with an under-hand release.
- Players must pitch the bag with both feet behind the front end of the board from which they are throwing.
Scoring
- Bag values
- Bag on the board = 1 point
- Bag in the hole = 3 points
- At the end of a frame, the team with the most net points (cancellation scoring) scores the net points to its total for the game.
- In cancellation scoring, the points of one player cancel out the points of their opponent. Only one team can score in each frame.
- Points will not be scored during a frame if:
- A pitched bag hits any object off the board or the ground.
- A player pitches the bag from in front of the board.
- Any bag that is not delivered within the 20-second time limit to pitch a bag.
These rules have been adapted from GVSU's Recreation & Wellness and Intramural Sports website.