Cornhole Game – Complete Enjoyment For Your Family Reunions

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Cornhole game commonly known as ‘bean bag toss’, ‘tailgate toss’ or ‘baggo’ is an open lawn game where the players take turns pitching the Cornhole bags. The Cornhole board or the platform is usually made of plywood and rarely made of plastic. They are highly decorated for more enjoyment of the game. The bag that falls on the platform fetches 1 point while that goes in the hole scores 3 points. The game does not end until any player reaches 21 points.

Corn hole can be played by two to four players at a time, and they can be divided into two teams. When there are two players in each team it is called Cornhole doubles. The partners stand at opposite boards on the same side. If it is played singles, then both the players may throw from the same board. It may seem insane and stupidity, but you are sure to get addictive just in few games cornhole set.

With certain instructions, you can prepare your own Cornhole bags. The bags should be made from the duck canvas of the colors that are easily visible during the game play. These bags must be filled with approximately two cups of feed corn. The bags must be of 6″x6″ square and 14 to 16 ounces when finished. Wash the fabric before stitching so that it reaches to the maximum shrinking stage. Cut the cloth in 7″x7″ before stitching. Use of heavy duty thread is highly recommended.

The best part of preparation for this game is making your own Cornhole board. The construction of the board is as simple as playing the actual game. You need to have a 2’x4′ piece of plywood, which is ¾” thick. Half inch tall round rubber bumpers are suggested to be fixed at the bottom. The board consists of a 6″diameter hole which is used to toss the bags. You can decorate the board with your choice of design. Although there are many variations on the basic game but the equipment is always the same.

Cornhole lights are used on the boards to give easier visibility during the night play. Now you can truly enjoy the game without any interruption all through the day as well as night. If you are a serious player you don’t want to skip the game just because of the petty reason of the insufficient lights. There is no need of any additional lights with the boards with internally inbuilt lights.

There are certain Cornhole accessories that are used during the game. The list of accessories includes Cornhole tote bags, Cornhole trophies, score towers and hole lights. All these accessories add little spice to your game and make it interesting to get more enjoyment. You can add an extra glamour to the game by arranging few tournaments.

Cornhole game can be played with the variety of Cornhole boards. You can usually use any bright colors that are easily traceable. Nothing is better than glow in dark paint, which shines even in the dark. You can also use glow in dark fabric paints on the Cornhole bags. This game is a perfect way to spend hours together playing with your friends. You can try out this game and add the flavor to your family reunions, birthday parties, graduation parties, etc.

Before commencing the real sport you must be informed with the regulations so that there is no foul game. This game has been into survival since 80’s but with each passing year, they are realizing more admiration. There is a gain in the number of players and with the use of few accessories you can boost the fun of your cornhole game.

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