The following is a simplified list, and Minte Sports' interpretation of the American Cornhole Association Official Rules.
For a complete list of the American Cornhole Association's rules, please visit their site at:
http://www.playcornhole.org/rules.shtml
The Boards:
1. Should be placed on a flat surface 27 feet apart (front to front).
2. The board surface should be 2' x 4'.
The Bags:
1. There should be 8 bags, 4 bags of each color.
2. Each bag should be 6 inches by 6 inches and should weigh about 1lb.
Game Play:
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. Each team shall have 4 bags of one color.
3. All 8 bags begin at the same end.
4. A coin flip determines which team has honors in round one.
5. One of the partners on the team who has honors shall begin play by throwing a bag at the opposite board.
6. A player may throw from anywhere behind the front of the box they are throwing from.
7. Game continues by alternating throws between the two opponent players until all 8 bags have been thrown.
8. If a bag hits the ground then bounces up onto the board, that bag shall be taken off the playing surface.
9. The next round starts when the other player on the team, which has honors, throws their first bag.
10. The game continues until one team reaches (or exceeds) 21 points.
Fouls:
A foul occurs when any of the following happens.
1. A players foot goes past the foot foul line, termed a foot foul.
2. A player goes out of turn.
3. 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.
Scoring:
1. The score shall be taken after all bags have been thrown for a round.
2. Points shall be given as follows.
A. 3 points for a bag that goes through the hole.
B. 1 point for a bag that is on the playing surface.
C. 1 point for a bag that is hanging into the hole.
D. 1 point for a bag that is hanging off the edge but not touching the ground.
E. 0 points for a bag that is on the playing surface, but also touching the ground.
F. 0 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).
3. The team with the highest round score, adds the difference of the two scores to their game score.
4. The team who wins the round has honors to throw first in the next round.
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.
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