Cornhole Mania! has cornhole game rules for doubles or singles play.
DOUBLES PLAY:
Set up the cornhole boards 33ft from each hole or 27ft from the front of the cornhole boards. Doubles is played by four players (two teams). In doubles play, one person will pitch/toss their cornhole bags from one of the cornhole boards and their teammate will stand at the other cornhole board. Once you have decided who will toss first, you need to alternate throws between the two players on the same side until all four cornhole bags have been thrown. Then the remaining two players on the other side will continue to alternate in the same manner until all cornhole bags are tossed and that round/inning is complete.
SINGLES PLAY:
In singles play, both players will toss their cornhole bags from the same cornhole board. Make sure to alternate your tosses until all four cornhole bags have been thrown, as if you were playing doubles. All other rules are the same whether you are playing singles or doubles.
SCORING:
Cornhole bag (In-the-hole) refers to a cornhole bag landing inside the cornhole board hole and is valued at three points. It can be tossed through the hole on the cornhole board or come to rest inside the cornhole board hole (knocked in by another cornhole bag). The impact of the cornhole bags hitting the cornhole boards may cause light vibrations to move the bag ever so slightly.
Cornhole bag (In-the-count) refers to a cornhole bag landing on the cornhole board platform and valued at one point. The cornhole bag must not bounce onto the cornhole board or hit the ground at anytime. If it does hit the ground and then lands on the cornhole board it is considered a foul and that cornhole bag must be removed before play can continue.
Cornhole bag (Out-of-the-count) refers to a cornhole bag that has no scoring value. If the cornhole bag comes to rest other than in the hole or on the cornhole board platform, the toss is considered a foul and out-of-the-count. The bag must be removed from the cornhole surface/area before play can continue.
The Cornhole game/match will be played until the first team of players reaches 21 points or more (you don't have to win by two). Keep in mind that the game can't end in the middle of a round/innning. Both players on each team must have an opportunity to toss their cornhole bags and complete the round/inning.
KEEPING SCORE:
Cornhole has cancellation scoring. This means once you have totaled each players score, you subtract the lowest score from the highest score and whoever has points left over will score for their team.
For Example: Joe and Ruth are throwing from the same cornhole board (which means they are not on the same team). They will alternate throws until each has thrown four cornhole bags.
Ruth throws first and she gets one that lands on the cornhole board platform (In-the-count) which equals 1 point and Joe throws and misses the board (out-of-the-count) which equals 0 points.
Ruth throws her second bag and she gets one to land in the hole (In-the-Hole) which equals 3 points. Joe throws his second bag and he gets one that lands on the board (In-the-count) which equals 1 point. Then Ruth and Joe's next two throws each land on the ground (out-of-the-count), 0 points for both.
Ruth has one that landed on the cornhole board platform and one that went in the hole. Which equals 4 points.
Joe had one land on the cornhole board platform as well but nothing more. Which equals 1 point.
So in cancellation scoring Ruth would have scored 3 points for her team, due to the fact that you subtract Ruth's score (highest score) and Joe's score (lowest score) and whoever has points left over (like Ruth) has scored for their team.
