Cornhole is a lawn game popular in North America in which players or teams take turns throwing fabric bean bags at a raised, angled board with a hole in its far end. The goal of the game is to score points by either landing a bag on the board or putting a bag through the hole.
A typical cornhole board, with two colors of bag
The Collier Cornhole Tournament, held on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cornhole being played during a pre-game tailgate party at Texas A&M University–Commerce. The player behind the board is not conforming to standard rules for official gameplay because she is not throwing the bag from inside either pitcher’s box.
A lawn game is an outdoor game that can be played on a lawn. Many types and variations of lawn games exist, which includes games that use balls and the throwing of objects as their primary means of gameplay. Some lawn games are historical in nature, having been devised and played in different forms for centuries. Some lawn games are traditionally played on a pitch. Some companies produce and market lawn games for home use in a front or backyard.
A crown bowls green at Edgworth, Lancashire, England
German chancellor Konrad Adenauer playing bocce in Italy, 1958
Bocce players tallying the score of a match
An engraving by Paul Gavarni depicting a Boules player, 1858
