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In 2003, Chris Moneymaker shocked the poker world and won the coveted World Series of Poker when he bought his way into the tournament via a $40 satellite tournament on an online poker website. Although the game was popular among certain circles, that is what put it on the map for the general public. Before you knew it, high stakes games were being televised across cable and hold em boards were carried in every large store across the nation. Well, another obscure sport is starting to make its emergence from out of nowhere. The cornhole game has exploded from its modest roots in midwestern states and the momentum keeps growing year after year.
Typically, a lot of people will construct the bean bag boards themselves. Since the boards are bulky, it might be a little pricey to try to have them shipped across the country. The awkward size of the board tends to bring the shipping cost to a point that most people don't want to pay. So, a lot of people will have one of their buddies construct a set of boards for their own play. The plans for the boxes can be found online so its generally pretty easy for people with some carpentry skills to put the boards together. This will save you the expense of having them sent to you, but you'll make up for it with your time. Others find that they don't have the tools, skill, space or desire to put a set together, so they resort to buying a set on the internet and paying the extra expense.
The orgin if the sport is a little hazy, but we have a pretty good idea The rumor is that some German farmer invented the game to take advantage of some extra corn and to kill some downtime. For the last few hundred years the game has only been popular in small groups in certain areas of the country. We have it easy now though, up until the last few years if you wanted cornhole sets then you needed to construct them on your own . Today, even stores like Wal-Mart or Target will carry a plastic version of the game, which doesn't play the same as wooden boards, but still the game is out there more than it was before. Most people that purchase the game, though, purchase them through local retailers or from an ecommerce store that sells cornhole products. The game is simple and when you explain the rules to a newcomer, virtually everyone can think of a time or two in the past when they've been exposed to some variation of the game. The nice thing about the game is that it requires almost no investment into expensive equipment or gear, just a set of bags and cornhole boards. Really, what makes the game popular is that anyone can participate. It doesn't matter if they're a grandparent or grandchild, you can shorten the distance between the playing boxes to accommodate for the players. That is why the game is so popular for summer BBQ's and parties, just put all the names in a hat, draw out random teams, and then have a great time. Most of the time, you'd be surprised at who will end up winning.
The bags for cornhole are something that is more often than not purchased rather than made. A lot of times, where they might have the skills to put together a set of boxes, sewing a set of cornhole bags might not be something they want to learn how to do. While most people have a hammer and some nails, a sewing machine is a little harder to come by. Also, the boards don't take too much abuse, whereas the bags are going to hitting concrete and taking more abuse. A novice at sewing would probably not be able to product a durable bag . That's why a lot of people will tend to just buy their bags from a local retailer or look to purchase them online
The draw of the game probably comes from the simplicity of the game. You can pair up any two players at a BBQ, and chances are the games will still be pretty competitive. Will the game grow as fast as Texas Hold Em'? Well that remains to be seen. The only reason cornhole might not explode like the popular poker game is that online poker is so popular. But, never fear, there are some crafty software developers that have put together a neat little virtual cornhole game. I can already see cornhole as the newest Olympic sport!
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