Cornhole Rules

The Rules

Last Revised: January 22, 2022


I. THE CORNHOLE EQUIPTMENT

  • Cornhole boards should be placed on a flat surface 27 feet apart (front to front).
  • The cornhole board surface should be 2′ x 4′.
  • There should be 8 bags, 4 bags of each color. Consisting of 2 teams.


II. CORNHOLE RULES

  1. Normal cornhole scoring and order of play is followed. All rules not explicitly stated below fall under the ACL official rules linked HERE.
  2. Teammates MUST stand across from each other (meaning one teammate will be on the left side of their board while the other teammate is on the right side of theirs).
  3. Games are won by the first team to score at least 21 (not exactly) OR by whichever team has the most points after 15 minutes. Maximum points reported for any game is 21 (even if you scored over 21).
  4. Any bag that has come in contact with the ground must be removed from the board immediately and no points are awarded.
  5. A player may ask for a board to be straightened only at the end of a turn and only with the approval of the opponent.
  6. If a player throws out of turn, that bag is removed from the board and the opposing team throws twice in a row.
  7. A cornhole player may throw from anywhere behind the front of the cornhole box they are throwing from.
  8. If a player foot faults (the player’s foot goes past the foot foul line) and the opponent addresses it verbally, the thrower receives a warning. If the foul occurs again, the throwing player’s bag is considered dead and removed from the board. The non-offending player may choose to replace any affected bags as close to their original position as possible or leave them as they are.
  9. A bag is considered thrown if the player makes their “final step” and the bag comes out of their hand. If a bag is dropped before the “final step”, it does not count as a throw.
  10. At the end of each round, the cornhole team with the highest round score, adds the difference of the two scores to their game score.
  11. The cornhole team who wins the round throws first in the next round. If both cornhole teams have the same round score then the game score stays the same and the first throw is taken by the team who threw first in the previous round.


III. HOUSE RULES

  • All games will be played with the league’s boards and bags. Please do not bring your own bags or boards.
  • Games are played to 21. Teams do not need to score exactly 21 to win (If a team has 19 points and scores 3 points in the next round, that team wins even though they have 22 points). 
  • At the end of each game, leave all 8 bags on the top of one of the boards.
  • At least one member from each team should have access to the Scorholio App, which will alert teams of their next games and the current team standings. 
  • Once the game ends, the winning team inputs the score on the designated iPad.
  • When your team is not playing, please check your phone for notifications about your next matchup.


IV. SUBSTITUTIONS

Pertaining to Cornhole Leagues Only: Subs are allowed for any corn hole game (excluding playoffs).  If you are not feeling well, or have any COVID symptoms, please stay home and find a sub for yourself.  Our ask is that subs are close to the skill level of the player they are subbing for.  Obviously this is impossible to enforce so please do your best to keep the integrity and environment of the league as fair and competitive as possible.


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