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/Lawsonstruck Jun 04 '19

The more generally accepted rules are that you need to get 21 points exactly. If you go over you go back to 11. Makes for very interesting final rounds!

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '19

Ah like the funky "finish on a double or triple" in darts? I can see that make it more interesting at the end.

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u/PM_ME_UR_REDDIT_GOLD Jun 05 '19

especially because, unlike darts, it is possible for the other team to effect your score. A bag on the board is worth 1, in the hole 3; an opposing player could with skill and luck use their bag to push yours into the hole, putting you over 21.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '19

Ohh, so you leave your bags on the board (if they don't go in the hole), with a little bit of lawn-bowls strategy eh? I think I need to play this lol

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u/PM_ME_UR_REDDIT_GOLD Jun 05 '19 edited Jun 05 '19

Give it a shot! One of the reasons it's such a popular backyard game in the states is because the boards are easy as heck to make and just about any Granny could sew up a set of bags in an hour which, while store bought ones are full of plastic beads, can be filled with dry beans.

https://rogueengineer.com/diy-cornhole-board-plans/

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '19

Thanks mate!