Since I had a good time at happy hour playing Cornhole with a few of you I figured I would enlighten the rest of the class of its greatness! If you ever get an itch to play during the week, I know Monk's always has theirs set up and Birds Aphrodisiac Oyster Shack sets their up on Wednesday nights at 10m (sign up early!) and you can win a 50 dollar bar tab! I posted a link to the official website so you can get the rules and dimensions if you would like to build your own. Hope I see you behind a box soon, if not we can throw some bags at Happy Hour next Friday at CYL!
http://www.playcornhole.org/index.shtml
It has been called many things, Corn Toss, Bean Bag, Bean Toss, Soft Horseshoes, Indiana Horseshoes, but to many of us born and raised in Kentucky and the southern part of Ohio, the game is passionately referred to as Cornhole.
It has been said that the game originated in Germany in the 14th century, and then was rediscovered in the hills of Kentucky over 100 years ago.
The truth is, who really knows, but the game is great fun for all ages and can be played anywhere!
Cornhole or Corn Toss is similar to horseshoes except you use wooden boxes called cornhole platforms and corn bags instead of horseshoes and metal stakes. Contestants take turns pitching their corn bags at the cornhole platform until a contestant reaches the score of 21 points. A corn bag in the hole scores 3 points, while one on the platform scores 1 point.
Scoring can be swift and the lead may change hands several times in a match before the winner is decided.
The game is generally played tournament style with an individual or team being named the champion at the end of the tournament.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
What is Cornhole?
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Craig, you may have seen it but if not it is still a good laugh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhKp_l-EFoc
Cornhole is a safe alternative for children instead of letting them play horse shoes. The thought of a child throwing a metal object anywhere near my head is scary. Just about anyone can play this game, young or old. A cornhole bag is usually filled with corn or synthetic plastic so even if it hit you from across the yard it probably wouldn't hurt too much so cornhole is relatively safe and a blast to play.
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