CLASSIC CORKAINE
Classic Corkaine is our most popular game. We also highly recommend that you play this game first if you have never played Corkaine before.
The object of this game is to win and stash away as many black cups (your points) for your team as possible. The team with the most black cups in their stash after ALL of the BLACK cups are won off the gameboard wins Classic Corkaine!
Type of Game: Win The Cup
Difficulty: Medium
Lineup: Opposite Sides
# of Corks Per Team: 10
# of Steps Back: 5
CUP RULES – WIN THE CUP
BLACK CUP
Take the cup off of the board and add it to your stash.
GOLD CUP
Steal one BLACK cup from the opposing team’s stash.
RED CUP
Put one BLACK cup from your stash back onto the gameboard.
SILVER CUP
Reposition any one BLACK cup on the gameboard.
TEAM YELLOW VS TEAM ORANGE
TEAM YELLOW
1 YELLOW CUP + 10 YELLOW CORKS
TEAM ORANGE
1 ORANGE CUP + 10 ORANGE CORKS
HOW TO PLAY CLASSIC CORKAINE
GAME SETUP: Divide into 2 teams (1-2 players per team) and choose a cork color for your team. Each team will get 10 corks. Next, place the cups on the board according to the pattern shown above. Teams will stand approximately 5 steps back (one person measures using the heel to toe technique) from the Corkaine gameboard on opposite ends (or the same side if playing in a confined location) and place down their spot markers to mark their shooting distance. Gameplay begins after one quick round of paper-rock-scissors to determine which team goes first.
GAMEPLAY: Teams take turns shooting their corks one at a time at the cups on the gameboard. Once all corks have been shot by both teams, the round ends and both teams approach the gameboard to see which cups they have won. The team with the most corks in any one cup, wins that cup, and then follows the rules of that cup’s color (see cup rules above). When ruling the winners of the winning cups, the BLACK cups are ALWAYS ruled first and then followed by the GOLD cups, the RED cup, and then the SILVER cups (BOOGERS). Once all of the winning cups are accounted for, all corks are gathered up by both teams and a new round begins. Rounds of gameplay continue until ALL of the BLACK cups are won off of the gameboard at which time the game is over. The team who has the most BLACK cups in their stash once the game is over wins Classic Corkaine!
TIE-BREAKER RULES: If the game ends in a tie, a sudden death round is used as the tie-breaker. In a sudden death round, all cups are removed from the gameboard and one BLACK cup is placed in the middle of the board. The first team to win that single BLACK cup (determined at the end of the sudden death round and after all corks have been shot by both teams) wins the tie-breaker and the game!
HOW CUPS ARE WON AT THE END OF A ROUND OF CLASSIC CORKAINE
The team with the most corks in a cup wins that cup and then follows the rules of that cup’s color.
TEAM YELLOW – LINES UP HERE
TEAM ORANGE – LINES UP HERE
IMPORTANT NOTE: Only the BLACK cups are removed from the board. The GOLD, RED, and SILVER cups stay where they are and are not moved.
VIDEO ON HOW TO PLAY
