Scoring in cornhole game
Posted by Custom Cornhole, LLC on 11th Apr 2019
In any game, scoring is the most exciting thing, it determines the winning team. No one likes being on the losing side in any game, so learning how to score does not just help you win but also in boosting your morale. You will be moving to a game knowing what you need to score and also how you are going to do it. In a cornhole game, things are no different, when you score, you are elated, feel motivated to continue playing and get all the fun that the game has to offer. Even those who lose don’t give hope, they want to keep on trying, who knows in your next pitch, you might put the bag in the hole. In this article we are going to explore how scoring is done in the cornhole game, this information will help you better your understanding of the game and also gain confidence while playing. Walk with us as we try to put the ball on the hole.
Before embarking on explaining how scoring is done in this game, we can families ourselves with what the game entails. The best thing about cornhole game is that gameplay, scoring system and even equipment required are all simple, you will not need a dictionary or every time pause and visit Google search page to query the meaning, they are all straightforward, with your elementary grade knowledge, you are good to go.
The basics
For a cornhole game, you will need two boards, twenty feet apart and facing each other and directly aligned. For juniors, disabled persons and seniors, this distance is reduced to twenty-one feet. Each player will have four bags, distinguishable by colors, the goal is to be the first player to score twenty-one points or more.
So how are these points earned?
At the beginning of the game, players need tossing in order to determine who pitches first. Whoever starts pitching in the subsequent innings will be determined by the winner of the previous inning. Player will toss one bag at a time, time, alternating with the opponent until the last bag is thrown. For a cornhole bag that gets into the hole, hole, the player earns three points; that which gets on any portion of the board, normally referred to as a bag in the count, the player will earn one point. If the cornhole bag lands anywhere else or what is referred to as a throw out of the count, no point is earned. The bag may land near the whole, almost getting in, left hanging on the edge; this will earn the player two points.
In the course of playing there are some bags which will be left hanging on the edge of the hole, if the subsequent play knocks them in, this will be regarded as a count. On the same note those which are knock them off, this will be a cornhole bag out of the count and this will not earn you any points. This is an important tip, it can help you devise your tossing techniques increasing your chances of winning a given game.
It is important to note that bags knocked in the hole during gameplay will count as cornhole. Bags that land on the board but are knocked off will be a bag out-of-the-count and not score any points. These are important factors to consider when devising your cornhole tossing techniques.
Tallying of points
Cancellation method is used to tally the points at the end of the inning. Cancellation scoring basically means that points scored by both players cancel each other out. For instance, if player A scores five points in a given inning and player B scores 2, then player A will have won with three points. As mentioned earlier, player A will be the first to pitch in the next inning having won this inning.
There are other options to scoring; these are some of the optional rules which a player can use depending on how they want the game to run.
Skunks
Skunk game can be calculated in two ways, one is where the players call a skunk when the score is at 13-0 or call it when one of the players' scores seven points and the other does not have any points. If a game a skunk, the player with the most points is declared a winner.
Other scoring options include: Play to 21 exactly, win by 2 or more points or tiebreaker.
Knowing how to score is not enough, you also need to familiarize yourself with fouls as this can affect your score as well as overall win. These are possible causes:
Stepping beyond the foul line, this is where a player steps into the line, meaning that the distance between the player and the cornhole boards is less than twenty-seven feet. When this happens and the ball gets into the hole, this will not be counted as a score.
If the bag hits the ground and bounces to the board this is considered a foul; it is normally removed from the board so that it does not interfere with the rest of the game.
A foul bag disrupting other bag and knocks them out of the bag, if this happens the fouling bag must be removed and original returned to the scoring position.
A player must not take more than twenty seconds before tossing the ball. If this happens the toss is forfeited.
Knowing the terms that used to describe different scores is also important, it can help comment about the game and wow other players and enthusiasts with your eloquence. These are some of the terms:
With these terminologies, you are a pro, learn how to use them and you will be rated highly in the game.