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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ChApter 1 – Cornhole plAying equipment (BoArds And BAgs)
1.1	
Certified	Cornhole	Equipment
1.2	
Approved	Cornhole	Equipment
ChApter 2 – Cornhole Court lAyout
2.1	
Cornhole	Court	Layout
2.2	
Cornhole	Court	Preparation	&	Maintenance
ChApter 3 – Cornhole sCoring
3.1	
Length	of	the	Game
3.2	
Cornhole	Scoring	–	Bag	Terms
3.3	
Designated	Foul	Bags
3.4	
Methods	of	Scoring
3.5	
Recording	the	Score
ChApter 4 – plAy of the Cornhole gAme
4.1	
Brief	Overview	of	Singles	&	Doubles	Play
4.2	
Pitching	Rotation,	Lane	Assignments,	&	Bag	Color
4.3	
Pitching	Cornhole	Bags
4.4	
Other	General	Rules
ChApter 5 –plAyer ConduCt
5.1	
Player	Conduct
ChApter 6 – ACo tournAment plAy
6.1	
What	are	the	different	types	of	ACO	Tournaments?
6.2	
What	is	the	ACO	Masters	Series?
6.3	
What	are	the	benefits	of	a	player	participating	in	an	ACO	Masters	Series?
6.4	
Where	do	I	compete	to	earn	points?
6.5	
What	is	an	ACO	Invitational?
6.6	
What	is	an	ACO	Qualifier?
6.7	
How	do	I	schedule	an	ACO	Event?
ChApter 7 – ACo rAnking And AwArds
7.1	
What	are	ACO	World	Singles	Rankings?
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CHAPTER 1
CORNHOLE PLAyING EqUIPMENT
The	ACO	recognizes	two	types	of	equipment:	
ACO	Certified	and	ACO	Approved.	
1.1 ACo Certified equipment
Unless	otherwise	noted	in	advance,	ACO	Certified	
Equipment	will	be	used	at	all	ACO	Major	tournaments	
during	ACO	Season	XII	(September	2016-May	2017)	
and	at	the	ACO	World	Championships	of	Cornhole	XII.
At this time, ACO Certified equipment
is limited tO:
•	ACO	0153	“Star	Logo”	Tournaments	Series	Boards
•	ACO	01531	Blank	Tournaments	Series	Boards
•	ACO-PRO	450	Bags	
ACO	Certified	boards	and	bags	can	be	found	at	
AmericanCornhole.com	
1.2 ACo Approved equipment
Not	limited	to	ACO	branded	equipment	–	In	order	
to	be	classified	as	ACO	Approved,	equipment	must	
comply	with	the	criteria	below.	ACO	Approved