How to Play Bean Bag Toss

Bean bag toss, or Cornhole, is a fun game where players toss their bags at a cornhole board and try to score more points than the other player or team. To set up the game, grab 2 cornhole boards and place them on the ground 45 feet (14 meters) apart. For a 2-player game, both players stand at the same board and throw their bags at the opposite board. For a 4-player game, break into 2 teams. Then, 1 player from each team stands at each board and they throw their bags back and forth. Designate a bean bag color for each team and give each team 4 bean bags. Player 1 tosses their first bag at the board, aiming for the hole. If the bag lands on the board, the player gets 1 point. If the bag lands inside the hole, the player gets 3 points. Each player gets to throw 1 bag at a time until all 8 bags have been thrown. Then, count up the score for that round by adding up each team’s total and subtracting the lower number from the higher number. The player (or team) with the higher score gets the points that remain after subtracting the lower player’s (or team’s) score. Continue playing rounds, adding each team's score to their total after each round. If a round ends and a player or team has over 21 points, they must reduce their score to 11 and the game continues. Whoever ends up with exactly 21 points at the end of a round wins the game! For tips on how to play cornhole with beanbags, read on!