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Even though Cornhole players can be found virtually everywhere, the game is more popular in the west and the north than it is in the south. The game (also referred to as bean bags is gaining in popularity, and more people are taking an interest in how it is played. They even organize tournaments in some places where Cornhole players can get together and enjoy a day of playing the game together. They can win cash and prizes, and they can also simply have a great time with their friends and with fellow Cornhole players. How the Cornhole game came about, though, is something that not everyone knows about. Some think it started in Europe, and others think that it started in the United States. For people who think it started in America, the disagreement is about which city and state it actually started in. Some believe that it was Chicago, Illinois, and others believe that it was Cleveland, Ohio. Both sides have good-natured arguments and quite a rivalry going about where the game actually originated.

The people in Cleveland, Ohio often call it the Cornhole game, and the people in Chicago, Illinois generally call it the bean bag game. Either way, it is argued that it is the same game. Overall, it is, but there is a difference that not everyone is aware of. Officially, the board size for the Cornhole game is two feet by four feet, and the board size for the bean bag toss is two feet by three feet. Some people, however, play what they still call the Cornhole game with the smaller board, and they do this because the board is easier to maneuver. Not only will it easily fit in the bed of a pickup truck, but it also fits in the trunk of a standard-sized car. This means that it is easy to take to parties, tailgating get-togethers, and other events, making it more enjoyable more often for a larger group of people. Coming from such humble beginnings, the game has become something of a sensation in many places where it had previously not even been heard of.

The game got its name because people used duck canvas filled with corn, and they tried to throw them through a hole in a wooden board. Getting the bag through the hole scored points, as did getting the bag to sit on the board and not fall off, although these were not worth as much. In time, the game changed somewhat. The bags were made of different types of cloth and sewn on machines, the boards were made of plastic sometimes, although they can still be made of wood as well. People also started filling the bags with plastic pellets or small, round plastic beads, because these could get wet and not become damaged. Some of the Cornhole bags used to become unusable because the dried beans or dried corn would be damaged when they got wet. The game, however, continues to remain basically the same and continues to have many followers.

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