Learning the Foreign Language of Cornhole by:Dave Roth
When you're new to the exciting world of Cornhole
, Baggo, Corn Toss, or Bags (all names for the same addicting game) you'll hear some new terms for your tosses, scores and misses.
If shuckers, gushers and cow pies leave you in utter cornfusion, read on to learn some of the common Cornhole game definitions.
Remember that the basic rules are to get your four cornbags into the cornhole. There are some tricks and strategies that can help yourself or hinder your opponent, such as creating a Berlin Wall or Shucking the other team.
Air Mail - Tossing your bag so skillfully that it lands directly in the cornhole, never touching the board. (Also known as a Swish)
Ace - A one-point score for a bag landing somewhere on the board (Also known as a Cow Pie)
Back Door - The art of making a Cornhole by tossing your bag over a Blocker.
Berlin Wall - A defense set up by tossing a couple of your bags in front of the cornhole, thus blocking your opponent from making a slider. (Also known as a Blocker if just one bag is blocking the cornhole.)
Cornfusion - When teams don't agree on the scoring for a round. Cornfusion might have to be settled by the cornhole police.
Cornhole - Getting a bag into the hole. Cornholes are worth three points.
Corn Patty - Tossing a bag so weakly that it lands in front of the board. (Some regions may call this a Short Bag.)
Dirty Bag - A bag that lands on the ground or hangs off the board, touching the ground.
Four-Bagger - Landing your four bags in the hole unaided from either your opponent's bags or your own.
Gusher - When a player makes four cornholes in one round. (Can also be referred to as a Double Deuce)
Hanger - This one peeks over the edge of the cornhole, but doesn't fall in.
Hooker - Hooking or curving a bag around your opponent's Blocker, resulting in a cornhole for you.
Jumper - Skillfully getting your bag to jump over an opponents by hitting it with enough force.
Police - The referee for the Cornhole game. Might be called in to break up Cornfusion.
Shucker - Tossing your bag so that it knocks any of your opponent's bags off the board.
Slider - As it sounds, a bag that slides into the hole - opposite from Air Mail.
This is not an all inclusive list by any means. Plus, you may hear other terms depending on where in the country or world you play. People that play regularly will probably create more of their own terminology, too. No matter what you call Blockers, Swishers and Hooker, keep practicing them so you score more Cornholes.
About the author
Dave Roth runs SC Cornhole games, and website devoted to the game of Cornhole. The site offers a wide variety of corn-filled corn hole bags, pellet-filled bean bags, and corn hole sets.
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