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Backyard Games

Cornhole, bocce, shuffleboard and horseshoes — the games people lay out in a yard rather than a stadium. Each game gets a measured layout you can build from, the rules and scoring on one page, and a blank court you can put your own tournament's name on. Every sheet is a plain letter-size PDF.

Build it · measured layouts

Boards, courts and pits, measured.

Regulation and backyard sizes on the same sheet, so you can build the one that fits the space you have.

Cornhole board plan — 24 by 48 in board with a 6-in hole 9 in from the top, top and side views
Cornhole Board Dimensions
The regulation 24 x 48 in board with its 6-in hole, printable plans with a cut list and leg detail, plus tailgate and mini boards.
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Regulation cornhole distance — two boards 27 ft apart with pitcher's boxes and foul lines
Cornhole Distance & Dimensions
Regulation setup: boards 27 ft apart (21 ft juniors), pitcher's boxes, the 8 x 40 ft playing area and the bags.
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Annotated bocce court — 91 by 13 ft with 10-ft foul lines and centre line
Bocce Ball Court Dimensions
The 91 x 13 ft regulation court and the 60 x 12 ft backyard court, with foul lines, centre line and the pallino rule.
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Annotated outdoor shuffleboard court — 52 by 6 ft with scoring triangles and dead lines
Outdoor Shuffleboard Court Dimensions
The 52 x 6 ft outdoor court with both scoring triangles, 10-OFF bands and dead lines measured.
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Annotated horseshoe pit layout — stakes 40 ft apart, 36 by 72 in pits, 18-in platforms
Horseshoe Pit Dimensions & Distance
Stakes 40 ft apart (30 ft for juniors, women and seniors) — pits, platforms and foul lines measured to NHPA regulation.
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Play it · rules and scoring

How each game is played.

Plain-English rules with the court diagram as the illustration — enough to settle an argument at the picnic.

Blank cornhole setup diagram — two boards 27 ft apart with pitcher's boxes
Cornhole Rules
Cancellation scoring, 21 to win, the foul line, the pitcher's box and what counts as a bag in the hole.
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Blank bocce court diagram with foul lines and centre line
Bocce Ball Rules
Throwing the pallino, measuring the frame, scoring to 12 or 16, and the backyard variations.
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Blank outdoor shuffleboard court diagram with both scoring triangles
Outdoor Shuffleboard Rules
Reading the triangle, the 10-OFF, the dead lines, hammer and scoring to 75.
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Blank horseshoe pit diagram — two pits with stakes 40 ft apart
Horseshoe Game Rules
Ringers, leaners and points, cancellation vs count-all scoring, and the 30-ft and 40-ft distances.
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Name it · blank sheets with your logo

Your tournament, on the sheet.

Each builder puts a name, a subtitle and a logo on the court layout and downloads a PDF — nothing to install.

Blank cornhole setup ready for a tournament name and logoBuilder
Custom Cornhole Setup Sheet
Tournament name, your logo and a line colour on the 27-ft regulation setup.
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Blank bocce court ready for a name and logoBuilder
Custom Bocce Ball Court
Name and logo on the 91 x 13 ft court.
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Blank shuffleboard court ready for a name and logoBuilder
Custom Outdoor Shuffleboard Court
Name and logo on the 52 x 6 ft court.
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Blank horseshoe pit layout ready for a name and logoBuilder
Custom Horseshoe Pit Sheet
Name and logo on the two-pit layout.
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Backyard questions

Backyard games, frequently asked

How much space do I need for each game?
Cornhole needs about 40 x 10 ft: the boards sit 27 ft apart front edge to front edge and the pitcher's boxes extend 4 ft behind each. A regulation horseshoe court is 48 x 6 ft with the stakes 40 ft apart, though most yards play at 30 ft. A regulation bocce court is 91 x 13 ft — hence the 60 x 12 ft backyard version — and an outdoor shuffleboard court is 52 x 6 ft. Each dimensions page draws the full footprint.
Are these the official regulation measurements?
Yes — cornhole from the American Cornhole League and American Cornhole Organization, horseshoes from the NHPA, shuffleboard from the outdoor court standard, and bocce from the US and Italian federation courts, with the common backyard sizes shown alongside so you can build the one that fits.
Can I put a tournament name or logo on the court?
Yes. Each game has a builder that takes a PNG, JPG or SVG logo, a name and a subtitle, lets you choose a line colour and builds a print-ready PDF in your browser — a court layout for a family tournament, a company picnic or a league night.
Are these free?
Completely — no signup, no watermark. Every sheet is a plain letter-size PDF you can print as many times as you like.

Measurements from the ACL / ACO, NHPA and the bocce and outdoor shuffleboard court standards named on each page. Updated through September 2026.