Local cornhole enthusiasts have been enjoying a new league put together by the Park County Events Department. The only problem? Not very many competitors.

The league — which plays from 6 to 8 p.m. inside the Park County Fairgrounds’ Heart Mountain Hall on Wednesday evenings — has only drawn a few two-man teams in its first two weeks.

“We were hoping we’d get a little more public participation — we just haven’t yet,” said Park County Buildings and Grounds Superintendent Mike Garza.

The good news? There’s still time to join.

Anyone can compete by simply showing up at the hall on a Wednesday night and paying $5 a person or $10 a team. Spectators are also welcome. Those who’ve competed so far have given the league a thumbs up, Garza said. “It’s a good time.”

Sometimes referred to as corn toss, bean bag or bean toss, the game involves tossing four corn-filled bags toward a wooden target that’s stationed 27 feet away. One point is awarded for landing bags on the sloped board with three points for those that drop through a round hole on the board; your competitor can negate your points by scoring points of their own.

“Cornhole … is similar to horseshoes except you use wooden boxes called cornhole platforms and corn bags instead of horseshoes and metal stakes,” explains the American Cornhole Association.

The game has seen a surge in popularity in recent years, which led Garza and Park County Events Administrator Audra Jewell to kick around the idea of starting a local league at the fairgrounds. County commissioners gave their OK — though they directed the events department to keep the costs “to a minimum,” Garza said.

A county staffer built six sets of boards with wood already on hand. The county’s only real cost was buying some cornhole bags (about $17 for each set of eight), Garza said.

“We weren’t sure how it was going to go, so we didn’t invest a whole lot of money,” he said.

At the Jan. 8 and 15 competitions, the events department had food available (including hot dogs and nachos), but at least until things pick back up, the offerings are being scaled back to soda, coffee, popcorn and water, Garza said.

The league’s inaugural year is set to run for another eight Wednesdays or so, culminating in a tournament that will feature prizes drawn from the weekly fees and sponsors.

“We’re hoping that that [competition] just ... kind of gets cornhole to be a bit more popular, gives somebody something to do during the week,” Garza said.