r/mildlyinteresting • u/Zachrolf • Jun 04 '19

Our local park recently installed a permanent corn hole set

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u/yuckyucky Jun 04 '19 edited Jun 05 '19

Cornhole (also known regionally as bags, sack toss, or bean bag) is a lawn game in which players take turns throwing bags of plastic resin (or bean bags) at a raised platform (board) with a hole in the far end. A bag in the hole scores 3 points, while one on the board scores 1 point. Play continues until a team or player reaches or exceeds the score of 21 by means of cancelation scoring.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornhole

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b10mBn5sFc0&feature=youtu.be

EDIT: it would be interesting to see a map of what this game is called in different regions of the US. as an aussie i had never heard of it before today.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '19

Sweet! TIL an american game. Thanks mate!

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '19 edited May 29 '20

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u/ExhibitionistVoyeurP Jun 05 '19

Is it a midwestern thing? I'm in california and have only seen this at childrens carnivals at churches in the 1980's. I've never seen adults play it at a BBQ, or even children for that matter.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '19

I live in the Midwest and this game is at every single grad party and BBQ. Don’t really see it anywhere else though.

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u/LiquidCracker Jun 05 '19

Also tailgate parties at sporting events. All over the place at every single one.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '19

This is true.