Corn Hole Tournament!

There are couple things in Columbus that I have never seen before. Glow bugs, Asian markets at ever corner, humidity, and corn hole. Corn hole is a really popular game that at first sight, seems kind of like a game you'd play in nursery or in the little kid section of a carnival. But here, it is really competitive. People play it at the beach, picnics, tail gate parties, and I think some people play it as a drinking game.

A couple in our ward organized a big tournament with root beer floats.

Everyone wore matching outfits with their spouses and matching leis. Benjamin and I wore our matching BYU-I gym shirts. We were the Vikings (and we came in last place).

The golden corn bag was the prize for the winner. We had a tournament bracket and we all played for  quite awhile. But right before the two remaining couples played the final round, it started pouring. So the golden corn bag is still up for grabs.

The rules of the game: Each team is composed of two players. One person from each of the two teams stands on each side. Two corn hole boards face each other. Each side takes turns throwing bags filled with dried corn at the board across from them, alternating between the two players until the bags are gone. So if you look at the picture above, Benj would throw one, then the guy in the yellow would throw and so one until each has thrown four bags.

Each bag that sticks on the board is worth 1 point. Each bag that goes in the hole is worth 3 points. However, the two teams’ bags cancel each other out. So in the picture above , the blue bag cancels out one of the red bags. So the red team got 1 point. Who ever reaches 21 points first wins. If you go over 21 points, you automatically go back down to 13.

Go Cougs!

I love this action shot of my friend Jen tossing the corn bag.

Although we lost every match, we had a blast hanging out with our friends. I am sure that we will have plenty of opportunities to improve our skills.