Variations of Cornhole Scoring Games

Okay, so you have the basics of how to play cornhole; You’ve practiced shooting and maybe even competed with a friend or family member and now you want to know how the game is actually scored. There are numerous ways that people keep score, along with a variety of rules they use to make the game interesting for them. This article will list some of the various ways to score cornhole.

Baseball style

If you play baseball style then it doesn’t matter if the beanbags land except when they enter the hole. Each player will throw, one at a time, as they normally would, until all four bags are thrown each (eight total). This will conclude an entry and the bags that went through the hole will be added up. These will be considered ‘races’.

Turn around and pitch for the second inning. Keep adding up the ‘runs’ that are scored in nine innings and the person with the most ‘runs’ wins.

Traditional scoring

The more traditional method of scoring cornhole is that both players will play for a score of 21 (or 11, depending on each person’s preference). Players start with zero and toss their first set of beanbags, alternating throws. The score is as follows: 3 points for each bean bag thrown through the hole, 1 point each for each bean bag that remains on the board. (Any pitch that bounces off the ground and then rolls across the board does not count.)

When all four bags are thrown, the players add up their points. The player with the highest total subtracts his opponent’s score from theirs and this equates to the total points earned in that round. For example, Player A rolls 1 through the hole and 2 onto the board and Player B rolls 3 onto the board. Player A earned 3 + 2 points, or 5. Player B earned 3 points. Player A scores 5 – 3 or 2 points in that round. Score: Player A: 2, Player B: 0.

Players continue to play until one player reaches 21 points and is declared the winner. A variation in scoring is that to win, a player must reach exactly 21 points. If they pass (for example, Player A had 19 points, tossed a beanbag down the hole – for 3 points – and Player B did not earn points that round, then Player A has 22 points for the game), then that player go back to 11.

You can play in the way that is most comfortable for you and your family or friends. There are endless possibilities when it comes to creative scoring for cornhole and the most important thing is to have fun. Unless your career is made playing cornhole, the score should be the smallest aspect of what is a fun and exciting way to spend time with family and friends.

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