I experienced a new game while I was visiting my family back in Ohio - Cornhole.
I know what you're thinking...that's a name for something else!
But wait! Don't reject based on the name alone! It really is fun!
It basically consists of two 2'x4' sheets of plywood with a 6" hole cut in and 8 "corn bags." (A corn bag is a bean bag with un-popped popcorn instead of beans). Teams stand by their boards and alternate tossing the bag toward the hole. A bag in the hole nets 3 points, and a bag that lands on the board scores 1 point. An interesting twist is that opposing bags cancel each other out - for instance, if both teams put one bag in the hole, neither team gets points.
Games are played to 21 - and it's so much fun!
As soon as I got home, I got busy building my own cornhole boards, and as soon as I get my bags, I'm excited to introduce the game of Cornhole to Texas. I even decorated my boards like a real Texan would:
You can check out the official rules, etc at www.playcornhole.org, the website home of the American Cornhole Association.
I'm looking forward to playing!
Until next time - RevPhil
5 comments:
Sounds like a good ole game of what we Texans call Washers.
I bet if you type in www.playcornhole.com instead of .org you will get a website that definitely isn't family friendly.
Oh, and I meant to say that the boxes look pretty nice. You are quite the carpenter, just like my friend JC. (can you name that movie?)
"Jinxy cat, Jinxy cat, I love you...."
WE HAVE A WINNER!
http://gameofwashers.com/
You just haven't spent enough time in Texas yet.... and our game's name isn't usually misconstrued.
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