Cornhole is a competitive sport ranging from recreational backyard picnics, camping and tailgating opportunities to serious competitive tournaments held across the United States. The game involves players or teams that take turn throwing a fabric bean bag at a raised, angled board with a hole in its far end. There are several variations, but the goal is to score points by either landing the bean bag on the board (1 point) or landing the bag through the hole (3 points). The player scoring the most points deducts the number of points of the other players’ score for that round and the play continues. (Example: Player one gets 4 pts, Player 2 gets 1 point. Player one wins the round and receives 3 points.) The play goes to 21, exactly. If a player goes over, they return to a score of 13 and the play continues. The boards are typically placed 27 feet apart.

For the NVWG, this will be a "double" team event with the top three teams awarded medals by place. The throwing distances for the competition will be (Class IB/ IC - 12ft), (Class II/III - 16ft) and (Class IV/V from 20ft). Veterans must compete as a team and will throw at the appropriate distance corresponding to their individual Class. Veterans can select their own team as long as they are both signed up for Cornhole. Veterans without a partner will be paired up in Minneapolis. Veterans may use gloves, such as bike gloves and baseball gloves that have a rough surface that assists with grip of the bean bag. HOWEVER, no additional substance can be applied that would leave a residue on the bean bag that would impact the slide of the bean bag or leave a residue that would impact other throwers. All gloves must be cleared by the Cornhole Lead Official.