New England Cornhole Championship

In doubles play, a member from each team pitches from one cornhole platform and the remaining contestants pitch from the other cornhole platform. The side that plays first alternates pitching their corn bags until all four corn bags are pitched by each contestant. The contestants playing from the other cornhole platform then alternate pitching until all four corn bags are pitched by each contestant and the inning is completed.

Cornhole is always played in complete innings. For doubles, an inning is complete when the contestants pitching from both cornhole platforms have pitched all of their corn bags. After each side of an inning, the contestants examine the location of their corn bags and record the score. The points for each team and the innings played are recorded on the scoreboard.

A corn bag in the hole (hole-in or HI's) is worth 3 points and a corn bag on the cornhole platform (in-the-count) is worth 1 point. Play continues in this manner until a team has 21 or more points at the end of an inning. Cancellation scoring occurs when opponents hole-in corn bags and in-the-count corn bags cancel each other out and no score is recorded. To illustrate, if the first contestant lands two corn bags in-the-hole and two corn bags in-the-count and the second contestant lands two corn bags in-the-hole and two in-the-count, the score for both contestants would be zero as both corn bags in-the-hole and corn bags in-the-count cancel each other out. Corn bags in-the-count may be knocked off the cornhole platform or in-the-hole by an opponent or by that contestant's other corn bags. Where the corn bag ultimately lands determines the scoring.

The contestant or team of contestants that score 21 points at the end of an inning are declared the winners of the match. There is no requirement to win by two or more points. The match, however, is never over until the inning is complete and both contestants or teams of contestants have pitched all their corn bags. The match can never end in a tie and play continues at or above 21 points until one contestant or team of contestants has a higher score at the end of the inning.