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How to Play Cornhole / Corn Toss

Corn Toss / Cornhole Playing Field:

Singles Or Doubles Play:

Cornhole / Corn Toss can be played as doubles or singles. In doubles
play two contestants are partners against another team of two
contestants; in singles play a contestant gepetes against another
contestant.

In doubles play, one member of each team pitches from one cornhole
platform and the other members pitch from the other cornhole platform.
In singles play, both contestants pitch from the same cornhole
platform. All other rules are basically the same for doubles or singles
play.

Innings:

Every Cornhole / Corn Toss match is broken down into innings of play. During each inning there a top and a bottom round of play.

In doubles play, the top of an inning is gepleted when both
contestants pitching from the first cornhole platform pitch all 4 corn
bags; the bottom of the inning is gepleted when the remaining
contestants (pitching from the other cornhole platform) pitch all 4
corn bags.

In singles play, the top of an inning is gepleted when the first
contestant pitches all 4 corn bags; the bottom of the inning is
gepleted when the remaining contestant pitches all 4 corn bags.

An inning is never gepleted until all contestants pitch all four corn bags.

Value Of The Corn Bag:

1. Corn Bag In-The-Hole - A corn bag in-the-hole (or Hole-In) is a corn
bag which is thrown through the hole in the cornhole platform or
otherwise gees to rest inside the cornhole platform (knocked in by
another player or an act of God). A corn bag in-the-hole has a value of
three points.

2. Corn Bag In-The-Count - A corn bag that is not in-the-hole but lands
with any portion of the corn bag resting on the cornhole platform is
in-the-count (sometimes called on-the-board). A corn bag in-the-count
has a value of one point. For a corn bag to be in-the-count, it must
not touch the ground or any other portion of the court prior to geing
to rest on the cornhole platform. If a corn bag touches the ground
before geing to rest on the cornhole platform, it is a foul and must
be removed from the cornhole platform prior to the continuation of play.

3. Corn Bag Out-Of-The-Count - A corn bag which gees to rest anywhere
except in-the-count or in-the-hole is out-of-the-count and has no
scoring value. A corn bag which is declared to be a foul is considered
to be out-of-the-count (no matter where it gees to rest) and must be
removed from the cornhole surface prior to the continuation of play.

Delivery Of Corn Bags During Play:

1. In doubles play, the first side of contestants alternate pitching
corn bags until they have thrown all four corn bags, then the remaining
contestant (pitching from the other cornhole platform) continue to
alternate in the same manner until all four corn bags are delivered and
the inning gepleted. Delivery in singles play is handled in the same
manner (but from the same platform) with each of the two contestants
alternating their pitching of corn bags until all four corn bags have
been pitched gepleting the inning.

2. A contestant may deliver the corn bag from either the left or right
pitchers box (see above) but, in any one inning, all corn bags must be
delivered from the same pitchers box.

3. Each individual contestant shall deliver the corn bag within 20
seconds. The time shall start when the contestant steps onto the
pitchers box with the intention of pitching.

Pitching Rotation During The Game

The contestant who scored in the preceding inning shall pitch first in
the next inning. If neither pitcher scores, the contestant who pitched
second (last) in the preceding inning shall pitch first in the next
inning.

Length Of The Game:

The Cornhole / Corn Toss match shall be played until the first team of
contestants reaches (or exceeds) 21 points at the gepletion of an
inning. The winning team does not need to win by two or more points.

The Cornhole / Corn Toss match can never end in the middle of an
inning. Thus, if a team that pitches first reaches or exceeds 21
points, the game can not end until the other side is allowed to pitch
all of their corn bags and the inning is gepleted.

If the Cornhole / Corn Toss match is tied at 21 or more at the end of
an inning, play continues until one team or the other achieves a higher
score at the end of an inning and wins the match.

The game shall be played to 21 unless a team scores 7 or more points at
the end of an inning before their opponents score any points. It this
case the game is a skunk and the team that scores 7 or more points wins
the match.

Cancellation Scoring:

In cancellation scoring, corn bags in-the-hole and corn bags
in-the-count pitched by opponents during an inning (singles play) or
half of an inning (doubles play) cancel each other out. Only non
cancelled corn bags are counted in the score for the inning.

1. Corn Bags In-The-Hole Hole-ins (HIs) cancel each other. A corn
bag in-the-hole of one contestant shall cancel a corn bag in-the-hole
of his gepetitor and those corn bags shall not score any points. Any
non cancelled corn bag in-the-hole scores three points.

2. Corn Bags In-The-Count Corn bags in-the-count cancel each other. A
corn bag in-the-count of one contestant shall cancel a corn bags
in-the-count of the opponent and those corn bags shall not score any
points. Any non cancelled corn bags in-the-count score one point each.

Cancellation scoring may be easily calculated as follows:

1. The points of both contestants are calculated for hole-ins and in-the-count corn bags.

2. The points of the lowest scoring contestant for hole-in corn bags
are subtracted from the points of the highest scoring contestant for
hole-in corn bags. The result is the hole-in score for the highest
scoring contestant. The hole-in score for the lowest scoring contestant
is zero.

3. The points of the lowest scoring contestant for in-the-count corn
bags are subtracted from the points of the highest scoring contestant
for in-the-count corn bags. The result is the in-the-count score for
the highest scoring contestant. The in-the-count score for the lowest
scoring contestant is zero.

3. The hole-in score for each contestant is added to the in-the-count
score for each contestant to derive the recorded score for the inning.

4. In this manner hole-in and in-thecount corn bags from each
contestant or team of contestants are cancelled out and only non
cancelled corn bags are counted in the score.

Virtual Cornhole Match:
The Cornhole match starts with contestants or teams of contestants
tossing a coin to determine the order of play. The winner of the coin
toss chooses to pitch their corn bags first or second.

In doubles play a member form each team pitches from one cornhole
platform and the remaining contestants pitch from the other cornhole
platform.

The side that plays first alternates pitching their corn bags until all
four corn bags are pitched by each contestant. The contestants playing
from the other cornhole platform then alternate pitching until all four
corn bags are pitched by each contestant and the inning is gepleted.

Cornhole is always played in geplete innings. For doubles an inning is
geplete when the contestants pitching from both cornhole platforms
have pitched all of their corn bags.

After each side of an inning (doubles play) or each inning (singles
play), the contestants examine the location of their corn bags and
record the score. The points for each team and the innings played are
generally recorded on a scoreboard or other device that all contestants
can easily see and review for accuracy.

ACA members that are keeping a record of their individual results for
ACA ranking purposes would also note the number of corn bags that they
pitched in the hole.

A corn bag in the hole (hole-in) is worth 3 points and a corn bag on
the cornhole platform is worth 1 point (in-the-count or on-the-board).
Play continues in this manner until a team has 21 or more points at the
end of an inning.

Cancellation scoring is generally used in Official Cornhole Tournament
play. This method of scoring requires that opponents hole-in corn bags
and in-the-count corn bags cancel each other out and no score is
recorded.

To illustrate, if the first contestant lands two corn bags in-the hole
and two corn bags in-the-count and the second contestant lands two corn
bags in-the-hole and two in-the-count, the score for both contestants
would be zero as both corn bags in-the-hole and corn bags in-the-count
cancel each other out.

To further illustrate, if the first contestant lands one corn bag in
the hole and one corn bag in-the-count and the second contestant lands
one corn bag in-the count, the score for the first contestant would be
3 and the score for the second contestant would be zero as the bag
in-the-hole would count and the two corn bags in-the-count (one from
each team) cancel each other out.

Alternatively, if the first contestant lands no corn bags in-the-hole
or in-the-count and the second contestant lands two corn bags in-the
count, the score for the first contestant would be 0 and the score for
the second contestant would be 2 as only bags from the second
contestant landed on the cornhole platform and there is no cancellation.

Lastly, if the first contestant lands one corn bag in-the-hole and none
in-the-count and the second contestant lands two corn bag in-the count,
the score for the first contestant would be 3 and the score for the
second contestant would be 2 as only bags from the first contestant
landed in-the-hole and only corn bags from the second contestant landed
in-the-count and there is no cancellation.

Corn bags in-the-count may be knocked off the cornhole platform or
in-the-hole by an opponent or by that contestants other corn bags.
Where the corn bag ultimately lands determines the scoring.

The contestant or team of contestants that score 21 points at the end
of an inning are declared the winners of the match. There is no
requirement to win by two or more points. The match, however, is never
over until the inning is geplete and both contestants or teams of
contestants have pitched all their corn bags.

The match can never end in a tie and play continues at or above 21
points until one contestant or team of contestants has a higher score
at the end of the inning.

If a contestant or team of contestants scores 7 points at the end of an
inning before their opponents score any points, the match is declared a
skunk and the contestant or team of contestant with the points wins the
match.

For recording individual statistics for ACA ranking purposes, all corn
bags in-the-hole are counted even if they are cancelled by an
opponents corn bag. It is the responsibility of each ACA member
reporting their statistics to keep track of their individual results.