Cornhole Rules
Players Rules
- Players take turns throwing bags from the pitcher's box
- Players throw underhand
- Players must stay behind the board's leading edge when throwing
- Players can score one point for landing a bag on the board, or three points for landing a bag in the hole
- The team with the highest score in an inning cancels out the other team's points
ACL General Bag Parameters - Bag Regulation
- Length: Bags must measure 6 inches wide and 6 inches long, when laid flat- accepted tolerance is 5.75 to 6.25 inches.
- Weight: Bags must weigh 16 ounces - accepted tolerance is 15.5 ounces – 16.50 ounces.
- Thickness: Bags should measure 1.3” - accepted tolerance is 1.1” – 1.5” Have a thickness no less than 1.1 inches and no greater than 1.5 inches.
- Diagonal: New bags measured from corner to opposite corner when laid flat- accepted minimum tolerance 7.5”. 7.3 will be the “broken-in” bags minimum allowed at event.
- All bags in a set of four must have the same design and color for each corresponding side on all four bags.
ACL Official Tournaments Board Regulation
- Boards shall be made of wood for use in ACL sanctioned events. The most common types are birch and oak.
- Boards shall have a finished coat that features a smooth texture.
- Boards must measure two feet wide and four feet long, with a ±1/4 inch tolerance.
- The hole must be 6 inches (±1/8 inch) in diameter, centered width-wise.
- The center of the hole must be 9 inches (±1/8 inch) from the back edge of the board.
- Boards must have a minimum top layer thickness of ½ inch with cross-section support, or ¾ inch without cross-section support.
- Boards must have a weight of at least 15 pounds.
- The front edge of the board should be raised between 2.5 and 3.5 inches above the ground.
- The top of the board should rest 12 inches above the ground (±1/2 inch).