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CORNHOLE GAMEPLAY RULES* (CONTINUED)
scoring—(see image above)
bag in-the-Count (aka WooDy): a pitched cornhole bag landing on the cornhole board without touching the ground prior to coming to rest on the
board is worth one (1) point.This pitch is called “In-the-Count.”
bag out-oF-the-Count:a pitched cornhole bag coming to rest anywhere but on the board, in the hole or touching the ground prior to landing on the board is called“Out-of-the-Count”
and has no scoring value. If a bag considered to be “In-the-Count”is knocked o the board by another bag (be it a teammate’s or an opponent’s), it becomes
“Out-of-the-Count”and loses any scored value. However, if an“In-the-Count” bag is knocked into the hole by another cornhole bag (be it a teammate’s or an
opponent’s), it is considered “In-the-Hole”and is worth three (3) points.
bag in-the-hole (aka Cornhole): any cornhole bag thrown through the hole, or knocked through the hole by another bag, is worth three (3) points.
Foul bag:any bag not determined as “In-the-Count” or “In-the-Hole” or was designated “foul” as the result of a rules violation (see rule violationS).
CanCellation SCoring:the ocial scoring method. Any pitch considered “In-the-Count”or “In-the-Hole”from one player cancels out an opponent’s equivalent throw.So, at the end of
the inning, only the bags not having been cancelled out are tallied in the score for that inning.The winner is the first player, or team, to reach or exceed 21 points.
rule violations
• any bag pitched when the pitcher has made contact with or crossed over the foul line
• any bag pitched when the pitcher has started or stepped completely outside the pitcher’s box before the bag is released
• any bag not delivered within the 20 second time limit
• a bag pitched from a dierent pitcher’s box than the first bag
• any bag contacting the court before coming to rest on the board
• any bag striking an object such as a tree limb, wire, indoor ceiling, etc.
When any bag is removed from the board before scoring has been agreed upon for that bag,
—the oending team (the team who touched the bag(s)) forfeits all remaining bags and tallies the score of just the bags thrown.
before the foul was reported
—the non-oending team scores twelve (12) points (as if they had thrown four (4) Bags In-the-Hole (Cornholes)) for the inning.
Accidentally dropping a bag before the final forward swing of the player has started is not considered “foul.”The bag may be picked up and pitched. However, a bag leaving a player’s
hand once the final forward swing of the delivery process has started counts as a pitched bag.
Rule violations must be spotted and called by a player or a judge.The pitch must be declared as “foul,”requiring the bag to be removed from the court prior to resuming play.
When protesting a foul, the protest must be made to the judge or ocial at the time the problem occurs.Judges make the final ruling on all protests.
*Much of this information was taken from the ocial Cornhole rules of the American Cornhole Association (ACA).
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