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Tourney Time!

Live in the Buckeye State?

Think you've got what it takes to be a champion?

The time to put up or shut up is coming.

On August 9th, 2008, The Ohio State Fair will be holding its annual Cornhole Tournament.  It will be a traditional 21 game at the sports center on the Ohio State Fairgrounds.  Fees are $10 per adult team, $5 per junior duo.  Don't wait until the last minute!  After the July 23 deadline, adults will have to pay $25 per team, $10 for juniors. 

If you have any questions, contact Tournament Director Jeff Boyd @ (740)361-5020, (740)943-1312, or email at richwoodspringenfest@yahoo.com.

With a grand prize of $1000, it's well worth competing.  Wouldn't you like to know how you'd stack up against some of the sharpest cornhole players in the region? 

AThe full list of rules and entry details is available as a PDF file HERE.

The Rules

Hello, all! 
I've noticed that  a lot of the visitors to this blog are in search of the actual rules to the great game of cornhole.  Most of us have learned the game from friends who might get a little tipsy and set up the boards wherever they like.  Some of us even have that friend who's an "expert" and "eyeballs" the distance between the boards.  Well, thanks to the good folks at Cornhole.com, we're gonna cover the basics.

The cornhole boards should be spaced 27 feet apart, no ifs ands or buts.  I know the issue of space to accommodate the boards can arise, but if you have the room you should play it right, right?  Right. 

Another concern seems to be deciding when the game is complete.  The first team to score 21 or over wins, simple as that.

Lastly, you are allowed to throw from the "foul line", which is actually at the front of the board you're throwing from.  Honestly, I never even knew that.  I've always thrown from somewhere around the hole, so I know my game is going to get even better with that little piece of info.

For those of you who haven't been completely sure of these rules or have been looking for facts to settle an argument, there you go.  Since the warm days are growing exponentially, we might as well start this year's season off on the right foot.

To view the complete list of rules from Cornhole.com, click HERE for their handy PDF file.

Cornhole Comes Back To Ohio

It's getting warmer in the state of Ohio.  After a pretty rough winter that brought record-setting snowfall in some areas, the birds are chirping, the skies are brighter, and the mercury is rising.  Now if we could only do something about the bothersome rain on the horizon, but I guess you take it however you can get it.

One of the first events bringing cornhole back to the Buckeye state will be held later this month.  On April 26th, the 2nd Annual 64 Team Cornhole Tournament will be held at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.  As if the fun of competing wasn't enough, there will be some fun in the sun at Pepsi Tailgreat Park (love the name) before the 11am start of the tournament.  The tourney will be held at  Ohio University-Peden Stadium, and the champs get to take home a brand new pair of cornhole boards as the grand prize.  For information, contact John Regas or call 740-597-1397.

Never Saw This Coming

So, I'm having my morning coffee today (actually, this afternoon) and sifting through the daily trash heap of the Internet.  I was about to close out a news site I had open in one of my Firefox tabs when I saw a little link that had me almost doing a spit take with my java. 

Cornhole is now on the shortlist of events that are under consideration for the 2016 Summer Olympics. 

I guess there's been a group in Kentucky that has been pushing for this for some time.  Well, looks like they might be getting their way soon.  The details were a little vague as far as which set of rules would be used, but I'm just elated to hear that the game is being considered to make its debut on the world stage.  How about that?

The argument made by the Kentuck-based Cornhole Coalition was that the IOC has included games such as curling and archery, which according to CC director Don Latham, "use many of the same physical skills as cornhole, especially some of the arm motions, the gauging of distance and whatnot."  I never thought about it before, but Mr. Latham's right. 

Now, I know that some of you are already thinking of jokes.  What's the audience going to look like?  Can you drink beer while you play?  Do you really call a cornholer an Olympian?  I think the key thing to remember is that our sport is getting a chance to shine internationally.  Some people are going to dismiss it, but be sure to have a good sense of humor when they do.  Especially when they say, "April Fools!". 

Gotcha.