The Rules

Game Rules

• The game is played with 2 or 4 players (preferably 4).

• The boards are to be placed 27 feet apart (front to front). Amateurs may play at a distance of 24 feet and juniors at a distance of 20 feet.

• Team partners face each other from opposite boards.

• Play starts at either board with all eight bags.

• Each team plays with a set of 4 bags. Each team has its own color.

• Opponents alternate tosses until all 8 bags are played.

• The round is then scored (see scoring).

• After scoring the round repeat play from the opposite board. The scoring team from the previous round throws first.

Player's Stance

• Players cannot cross the foul line. The foul line is an imaginary line extending from the front of the boards.

Scoring

• The first team to 21 or more points wins!

• A team earns 1 point for a bag on the board. If any part of a bag is touching the ground after it stops moving, it does not score a point. If a bag touches the ground before landing on the board, it must be removed from the board before play resumes.

• A team earns 3 points for a bag that goes completely through the hole.

• The score for each round is determined by calculating the difference between the team totals for the round. For example, if Team-A throws 1 bag into the hole, 1 on the board, and 2 off the board, then it is a total of 4 points. If Team-B throws 1 bag on the board and 3 off the board, its total is 1 point. The score of the round is the difference between the two totals. In this case, Team-A scored 3 points (4-1=3).