Rules of the Game

Game Set Up

  • Boards are spaced 27 ft. apart from front to front

  • 2 Player - Both players play from opposite sides of the same board

  • 4 Player - You and your teammate are on opposite ends, and same side of the board as each other

  • Decide however you want who goes first

Game Play

  • Players alternate throwing all 4 bags at the opposite board

  • Once all bags are thrown score the round.

    • Bag on the board 1pt

    • Bag in the hole 3pts

    • Points cancel

        • Team A has 3 on the board, Team B has 2 on the board, The total points for the round are 1pt to Team A

        • Team A has 1 in the hole and 1 on the board, Team B has 2 on the board, The total points for the round are 2pts to Team A

    • If a bag hits the ground first and bounces onto the board it is considered dead and should be removed before further game play

  • After the round the players at the opposite side will throw bags (4 Player) or players will walk to the opposite board but stay on the same side of the board (2 Player)

    • The team that scored in the last round throws first

      • If neither team scored the previous team who went first continues to go first

  • Continue this progression until one team reaches 21pts and is the WINNER!

Variations

  • Race to 21

    • First team to get to 21 or over wins

  • Bust Rule

    • Team must get exactly 21pts to win

    • If your team goes over 21, your score goes down to 13

    • Continue play until either team gets exactly 21pts