Cornhole-The Rage Of The Midwest!

Cornhole is a great backyard game that can be played by all ages and is fun for families around the world.  The game of cornhole is played with small corn, sand or bean filled Bags usually made of duck cloth.  These can be found at many department stores and game stores alike and are relatively inexpensive.  The other item you will need for this game is a 4 foot by 2 foot board with a hole at the upper center that is large enough for your corn filled bags to be tossed through.  The bags are generally 6 inches by 6 inches (filled loosely) and therefore the hole in your playing board needs to only be about 6 to 7 inches across the center. 

The cornhole board is placed in a standing or leaning position and the bags are tossed at the board with the goal of making it through the hole.  An average game of cornhole consists of 21 points which are scored in three’s or one at a time.  Hitting the board in general scores the player one point and making it through the hole in the board scores each player three points.  This is a game that can be played with as many players as you like and is an easy game to set up and take down.

While the game of cornhole originated in 1999 in Cincinnati, Ohio it is popular in many places because it is such and easy and fun game for children, adults and seniors.  The corn, sand or bean filled bags are light weight and can easily be tossed by those of all ages.  The game can be played with single players trying to score their own points or with teams of double players each tossing bags from different specified platforms or areas of the yard.  These areas can be chosen based on the degree of difficulty you would like to give the game, making it easy for novices to play right along with pros.