How to Play

The Rules of Play3hole

Play3hole Set-up

  1. Game Set-up - Slide the back support board into the back of the legs.   Next, slide the front groves of the board into the guide slots on the front of the legs.  Then, slide the back tabs of the legs to fit in the back board slots.  You will need to apply a little pressure to get the back tabs to align and snap into the slots.  This pressure helps to keep the board solid and attached to the legs.  Follow this same procedure for the second board set and then place the boards on a flat surface, 9 feet apart facing front to front. 

Play3hole Game Play:

Play3hole Game Play:

  1. Play3hole can be played as doubles or singles. In doubles play, two teams of two players compete against each other. In singles play, one player competes against another 3Holer.  In doubles play, one member of each team tosses from one Play3hole board and the other member tosses from the other Play3hole board. In singles play, both players toss from the same Play3hole board.  All other rules are the same for doubles or singles play.
  2. A coin flip (or other creative way) can determine which Play3hole team has honors in round one.
  3. One of the players on the team who has honors shall begin play by throwing a Play3hole bag at the opposite Play3hole box. Players must throw underhand anywhere behind the front of the Play3hole board. 
  4. Player one must toss one of the bean bags, attempting to get the bag into one of the 3 holes on the opposite box. The second player (on the other team) then plays, alternating every other play. 
  5. The game continues by alternating throws between the two opposing sides/ players until all 8 Play3hole bags have been thrown. In doubles play, the second players will then repeat the process from the other board.
  6. The player or team with the highest score leads off after each play. If both teams have the same score for that round, then the game score stays the same and honors stays with the team who had it the previous round.  Please note if playing Play3hole “Traditional Cornhole” scoring, honors goes to the team that scores on the previous round.

Play3hole Scoring Options (Here are the common ways to score the game.  Please note, you can follow one of these or create your own “home” rules:

  • Standard (Tailgate) Play3hole Scoring
    1. After all of the 8 bags are played, scoring is determined by totaling the points scored in each hole (1, 3 or 5) for each team. If both players get a bag in the same hole, they cancel each other out and no score is tallied for either bag.
    2. The first player or team to score a total of twenty-one points wins! HOWEVER: If a player or team scores more than twenty-one points, that player or team must start over, keeping only the points they scored over twenty-one.

  • Play3hole “Traditional Cornhole” Scoring
    1. After all of the 8 bags are played, scoring is determined by totaling the points scored by each team. The smaller team score is subtracted by the larger team score and the difference in points is awarded to the team scoring the most points.
    2. The first player or team to score a total of twenty-one points wins! HOWEVER: If a player or team scores more than twenty-one points, that player or teams score goes back to 15.

  • Tournament Play3hole Scoring
    1. After all of the 8 bags are played, scoring is determined by totaling the points scored in each hole (1, 3 or 5). If both players get a bag in the same hole, they cancel each other out and no score is tallied for either bag.
    2. The first player or team to score a total of twenty-one points wins! HOWEVER: If a player or team scores more than twenty-one points, that player or team must start over, keeping only the points they scored over twenty-one.
    3. If a player or team scores over twenty-one points twice, they lose the game.
    4. Any bags left after a player or team has scored twenty-one points must be tossed and said bags MUST touch the top of the box. ONE POINT is DEDUCTED FOR EACH MISS…
  • Kids Play3hole Scoring
    1. After all the 8 bags are played, scoring is determined by totaling the points scored in each hole (1, 3 or 5) for each team.
    2. The first player or team to score a total of 50 points wins.

Play3hole Special Case:

  1. If a Play3hole bag hits the ground then bounces up onto the board, that bag shall be taken off the playing surface.
  2. A foul occurs if any players foot goes past the foot foul line (the front of the Play3hole board), termed a foot foul or if a player goes out of turn. The player who caused the foul loses the throw when the foul occurred, and the bag does not count and shall be removed from playing surface or hole.
  3. A bag does not count for score if it is not completely in the hole and falls to the ground.

Play3hole- Don’t just play a game…Create a memory!