This game has become almost as popular as Words with Friends with college kids, although it takes a little more activity. Whether you call it cornhole, baggo or bean bag toss, it’s something you can play just about anywhere. It’s a great, relaxing game to play outdoors, now that spring has arrived.. If you’ve never played the game, the rules are quite simple:
- Each team has four cornhole bags that are thrown at a platform opposite of where they are standing (usually about 25 feet away).
- The teams alternate throwing until all eight cornhole bags are thrown.
- Teams then count the points scored during the game, and the team to reach 21 points first wins!
Scoring points is the tricky part. If you throw a bag in the hole, your team receives three points. If the bag is anywhere on the platform, you receive one point. Bags on the ground receive no points.
On Wednesday, March 28, Campus Rec will be hosting a Cornhole Tournament. You and a partner can compete in this bracket-style tourney. The tournament will be a single or double elimination format bracket, depending on the number of participants, with matchups randomly selected.
The event starts at 5 p.m. at the South Campus Recreation Complex (SCRC) and will be an afternoon of cornhole, grilling out, sand volleyball and many prizes and giveaways!
If you are one of the first 15 teams to register, you will receive two t-shirts, courtesy of GNC. Click here to print out the registration sheet. You can register in the Campus Rec Main Office, located in the SRC for just $5 per team (cash or ONE Card only).
For more information on the tournament, visit campusrec.unc.edu/cornhole.
