Cornhole Rules
Official Rules for the game of Cornhole
1. The Setup
1.1 Two boxes shall be set up such that their fronts face each other and their hole centers are 30
feet apart.
1.2 There exists an imaginary line that continues in either direction from the front of the playing
surface, termed the foot foul line.
2. Game Play
2.1 Two teams of two people, termed partners, shall play. Partners shall stand at opposite boxes
on the same side, from the perspective of a third person, and face each other, so there is no
advantage given to one team.
2.2 Each team shall have 4 bags of one color.
2.3 All 8 bags begin at one end.
2.4 A coin flip shall determine who has honors in round one.
2.5 One of the partners on the team who has honors shall begin play by throwing a bag at the
opposite box.
2.6 A player may throw from anywhere behind the foot foul line.
2.7 Game continues by alternating throws between the two opponent players until all 8 bags have
been thrown.
2.8 If a bag hits the ground then bounces up onto the board, that bag shall be taken off the playing surface.
2.9 The next round starts when the other player on the team, which has honors, throws their first
bag.
2.10 Each game will have a time limit of 20 minutes.
2.11 The game continues until one team reaches 21 points, win by 2, or time expires. In this
instance the winner shall be the team leading. If teams are tied, play continues until the tie is
broken.
3. Fouls
3.1 A foul occurs when any of the following happens.
3.1.1 A players foot goes past the foot foul line, termed a foot foul.
3.1.2 A player goes out of turn.
The player who caused the foul loses the throw when the foul occurred and the bag shall be
removed if it landed on the playing surface.
4.1 The score shall be taken after all bags have been thrown for a round.
4.2 Points shall be given as follows.
4.2.1 Three points for a bag that goes through the hole.
4.2.2 One point for a bag that is on the playing surface.
4.2.3 One point for a bag that is hanging into the hole.
4.2.4 One point for a bag that is hanging off the edge but not touching the ground.
4.2.5 Zero points for a bag that is on the playing surface, but also touching the ground.
4.2.6 Zero points for a bag that is hanging off the front edge and is resting on a bag that is on the ground, unless the bag on the ground can be removed without making the hanging bag fall to the ground, then one point is given.
4.3 Each team is given a round score according to section 4.2. The team with the highest round
score adds the difference of the two scores to their game score.
4.4 The team who wins the round is given honors to throw first in the next round.
4.5 If both teams have the same round score then the game score stays the same and honors stays with the team who had it the previous round.
