Sunday, June 28, 2009

The Cornhole Song Video

Whatever you call the game -bags, bean bag toss or cornhole - you'll chuckle at this video!!

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Regulation Cornhole Dimensions


The official Cornhole board dimensions set forth by the American Cornhole Organization are as follows for a non-sanctioned set of Cornhole board platforms. There are some small differences from their "Tournament" Cornhole board dimensions. For the most part the dimensions below are what most people use when making their boards.

1. Each board is a 48" x 24" rectangle.
2. Each Cornhole should be 6" in diameter, centered 9" from the top of the board and 12" from each side edge.
3. The front of the board should be 3"-4" from bottom to top, about a 90-degree angle to the ground.
4. The back of the board should be 12" from bottom to top, about a 90-degree angle to the ground.
5. The playing surface should be finish-sanded to a smooth texture. There should be no blemishes in the wood surface that might disrupt or distort play.
6. The playing surface can be painted with a high gloss latex paint or varnish. The surface should allow bags to slide when thrown, but not so slippery that bags slide back down the platform.

The above picture is from the ACA's web site. It's a pretty good guide to use when building your first set of Cornhole boards.

Monday, June 15, 2009

Official Rules of Cornhole



Like tennis, cornhole can be played by doubles or singles. If doubles are playing, teams of two partners will be playing against another team of two partners. One partner stands by one of the cornhole boards, while the other stands facing him next to the other cornhole board.

Team 1's player will pitch a bean bag first, followed by Team 2's player. After all four bags have been pitched, scores are totaled and the other partners alternate turns.

Points are tallied after each inning of play, which is after each Team has pitched all there bags. A bag in the hole is worth 3 points, while a bag on the board is worth 1.

The score follows a cancellation format, which means nothing more than, if Team 1 makes one bag in the whole, and so does Team 2, no points are awarded that inning. Another example would be if Team 1 has three bags on the board and Team 2 has one bag on the board, then Team 1 is awarded 2 points.

Did ya get all that? It's not as complicated as it sounds. Here's an example that might help:

Team 1: Benny & Bill
Team 2: Jenny & Jill

Benny and Jenny stand on either side of one cornhole board. Bill and Jill each are by the other cornhole board on the same side as there partners. (Facing their partners)

Benny pitches his first bag and makes it in the hole, which is worth three points. (3-0) Jenny pitches her first bag and makes it as well, which cancels out the points Benny earned on his first shot. (0-0) Benny misses completely on his second toss. Jenny makes it in the hole on her second toss. (0-3) Benny lands one on the board on his third toss, which cancels out one of Jenny's points, because a bag on the board is worth one point. (0-2) Jenny misses completely on her third toss. (0-2) Benny tosses his final bag and makes it on the board, which cancels out another of Jenny's points. (0-1) Jenny tosses her fourth and final bag and gets it in the hole. Her shot is worth three points. The score is now 0-4, with Jenny and Jill in the lead.

Now it is Bill and Jill's turn. Jill will go first because her team was the last team to score.

Were you able to follow? If not, don't fret. When you get in the backyard with a drink in one hand and a set of bean bags in the other things will just start to flow.

Check out the American Cornhole Association's website for further instructions.

Enjoy!!

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Addicting Online Cornhole Game


I found this totally addicting online game of Cornhole. I've already wasted a couple hours playing. Check it out.

Enjoy and keep Cornholing!!

All Aboard...The Cornhole Express!

I never thought I'd be blogging about Cornhole. The first time I heard the game, that I knew as Bags or Bean Bags, called Cornhole I thought to myself, "Really? Cornhole? Really? What kind of name is that?" I swore to myself I'd never become one of those people that normally called it Cornhole...Well, here we are. I've been bit by the Cornhole bug and now I'm blogging about non other than the great Cornhole.

The first time I played "Bean Bags" was in high school at a friend's party. Like many people, it was love at first toss. I totally sucked it up because of my lack of experience, but I was having a blast. It didn't stop there. College brought a whole other level of Cornhole playing. The Saturday morning ritual of Bags, Beer, and Football!!! Nothing like it. I guess it was during those college years that I let the word Cornhole slip into my vocabulary. I'd catch myself every now and then before I finally said, "To hell with it." Cornhole is here to stay.

After making my own set of Cornhole Boards and using them for tailgating season and even in the backyard during family BBQs, I have deciding to plunge into blogging and follow Cornhole a little more. We'll see how it goes. Maybe it's just me looking forward to the upcoming college football season, or maybe it's just my undeniable love for the occasional game of Cornhole. Either way I've decided to jump on the Cornhole Express and take a ride. How bout you?