It was used to make everything! The ancient Egyptians used papyrus to make paper, baskets, sandals, mats, rope, blankets, tables, chairs, mattresses, medicine, perfume, food, and clothes. Truly, papyrus was an important gift of the Nile. They even tried to make boats out of papyrus, but that did not work very well. Papyrus absorbs water.
A) A Cornhole Platform should be 48 X 24 and made of wood. B) The hole for the board needs to be 6 inches in diameter and 1 ft from each side of the board. C) The cornhole bags will be 6 X 6 and weigh between 14 and 16 ounces. 3. THROWING DISTANCE. A) The distance between cornhole platforms will be 27 ft makeing the throwing distance roughly 30 ft. 4. PLAY OF THE GAME.
Scoring Examples. The board on the left shows Red Team has one bag in the hole and two bags on the board for 5pts. The Blue Team has two bags on the board and one bag in the slot for 7pts. The Blue Team earns: 7pts - the 5pts scored by the Red Team = 2pts for the Blue Team.