Tournament Rules:
Games are self-refereed. Any questions or disputes on rules may be brought to the attention of the host.
All rulings not specifically covered in the rules are up to the discretion of the host on site.
Captains will play Rock-Paper-Scissors to decide who plays first.
Matches are a single game.
Tournament is double-elimination.
Players must toss from behind the foul line. Leaning over the foul line is permitted.
Scoring:
Scoring will be cancelation scoring (points of one team cancel out point of the of the other; only one team scores per half inning.
Bag In-The-Count (Woody) : Each is worth one (1) point.
Bag In-The-Hole (Cornhole) : Each is worth three (3) points.
Pitching:
The player or team who scored in the preceding inning has honor pitching first in the next inning. If neither player or team scores, the player or team who pitched first in the preceding frame shall retain first pitch in the next frame.
The pitcher must be within the pitcher’s box or behind the foul line at the time of release.
A player must pitch all four bags from their designated pitcher’s box.
Players must pitch the bag with an under-hand release.
Foul Bags:
The following are rule violations that must be spotted and called by a player or assigned judge. The penalty is to declare the bag a foul bag, which requires the bags to be removed from the court prior to resuming play.
Any bag pitched when the player has contacted or crossed over the foul line.
Any bag that contacted the court or the ground before coming to rest on the board.
A bag that leaves a player’s hand once the final forward swing of the delivery process has started shall count as a pitched bag.
Winning the Game
Point Limits - The Cornhole match shall be played until the first team of cornholers reaches (or exceeds) 21 points at the completion of a half inning. The winning team does not need to win by two or more points.