Backyard Party Package 2 Rental

GAMES INCLUDED

Giant Jenga + Giant Connect 4 + Giant Checkers

GAME TYPE

Giant strategy and classic board games

GAME STATIONS

3 simultaneous stations

CONNECT 4 SIZE

4 ft. tall × 4 ft. wide

AGE GROUP

All Ages

ELECTRICAL

None Required

TABLES REQUIRED

None — all three are ground or floor level

INDOOR/OUTDOOR

Both

Players take turns removing one wooden block from the tower and stacking it on top — the goal is to keep the tower standing while simultaneously making it harder for the next player. Giant Jenga at party scale towers high enough that each removal becomes a physical event watched by everyone in the vicinity. Players develop their own theories about which blocks are structurally safe, which positions are compromised, and whether holding a specific posture while pulling actually helps. The structural intuition it rewards is genuinely different from strategy in Connect 4 or Checkers — it is three-dimensional spatial reasoning rather than flat-board pattern recognition. The crash of the oversized blocks when the tower finally falls is the payoff moment that resets the gathering and brings the next round of competitors to the base.

Two players take turns dropping their discs into the 4-foot-tall, 4-foot-wide grid. The first player to connect four discs in a row — horizontally, vertically, or diagonally — wins. Giant Connect 4 is the most purely strategic game in Package 2: there are documented optimal strategies, known threats and counter-threats, and a specific satisfaction in setting up a two-way win that the opponent cannot block with only one disc. Players who grew up playing Connect 4 on a kitchen table bring those strategies to the giant version and discover that the increased disc visibility at party scale — being able to see the full board clearly from above and beside — actually changes how the game reads. Spectators watching a competitive match develop their own opinions about what move each player should make. It is the most commented-on game in Package 2 from people who are not currently playing.

Two players take turns moving their oversized checkers pieces diagonally across the giant board, capturing the opponent's pieces by jumping over them. King pieces — earned when a piece reaches the opponent's back row — can move backward. The goal is to capture all of the opponent's pieces or block them so they cannot move. Giant Checkers is the game in Package 2 that produces the most multi-generational competition — grandparents who grew up playing checkers discover their strategies scale perfectly to the oversized format, and teenagers who thought checkers was a simple game encounter an experienced checker player for the first time. Singles or pairs play equally well on the oversized board, giving more people access to the same game simultaneously.

Instant Familiarity — No Rules Explanation Needed

Every guest at any event has played or watched all three of these games before. Nobody needs a tutorial. Nobody hesitates at the Giant Connect 4 grid trying to figure out the objective. Everyone already has opinions about Jenga strategy and checkers openings. That instant familiarity removes the engagement barrier that new carnival games require — guests do not need to be introduced to these games, they need to be challenged at them. Package 2 gets people playing within seconds of approaching any station.

Giant Scale Creates a New Experience of Familiar Games

A Connect 4 grid at 4 feet tall is nearly as tall as the children playing it. Giant Checkers pieces you pick up with two hands rather than pinching between fingers. The Jenga tower that reaches above shoulder height before it falls. The familiar games are genuinely transformed by scale — not just visually bigger, but physically different in how you engage with them. Dropping a Giant Connect 4 disc from above and watching it fall through the grid is a different tactile and visual experience than the tabletop version, even though the rules are identical.

Three Strategy Games — Intelligence Wins Here

None of the three games in Package 2 reward physical strength or throwing accuracy. All three reward strategic thinking, pattern recognition, and competitive intelligence. This makes Package 2 the great equalizer across age groups — the 70-year-old checkers player who has been playing for 60 years has a genuine advantage over a physically fit 25-year-old playing their second game. The grandmother who has been playing Jenga for decades reads the tower better than a teenager approaching it for the first time. Strategy games give experience an edge that physical games cannot.

Spectators Become Coaches — Built-in Audience Engagement

Strategy games produce spectator commentary in a way that throwing games and launcher games do not. Watching a Connect 4 match, guests who are not playing have opinions about what move should be made. Watching a checkers game, observers see the double-jump setup before the player does and cannot help pointing it out. Watching a Jenga tower with one block compromised, everyone nearby is quietly calculating whether the next player knows which block not to touch. All three games in Package 2 turn spectators into engaged participants without requiring them to be in the game.

No Tables, No Electricity, Zero Infrastructure

All three games set up directly on the ground or floor — no tables, no electricity, no surface preparation. Giant Checkers is a floor-level game. Giant Connect 4 is a freestanding unit that requires only flat ground. Giant Jenga builds from the ground up. Package 2 deploys anywhere with flat space: a backyard, a gymnasium, a fellowship hall, a school cafeteria, a church parking lot, or a park. No infrastructure requirement means no setup complexity and no venue limitations.

Package 2 vs. Package 1 — Different Energy, Same Quality

Backyard Party Package 1 (Giant Jenga + Cornhole + Flying Froggy, $195) is the active outdoor social games package — throwing, launching, drinks-in-hand competition. Package 2 (Giant Jenga + Giant Connect 4 + Giant Checkers, $120) is the giant strategy classics package — thinking, pattern recognition, head-to-head competition at familiar games in oversized form. Both share Giant Jenga. Choose Package 1 for cookouts and gatherings where physical activity is the energy. Choose Package 2 for events where intellectual competition and classic game familiarity are the draw.

How to Play Giant Jenga

The tower starts as a stacked grid of oversized wooden blocks. Players take turns removing one block from anywhere below the highest complete row — using only one hand to test and remove — and placing it on top. The turn ends when the placed block is stable. The player who causes the tower to fall loses. Reset and play again. Giant Jenga improves with every round as players identify the structurally vulnerable positions from the positions they found stable in the previous game. Competitive format: tournament elimination where the loser of each game is out until one player remains.

How to Play Giant Connect 4

Two players take turns dropping their color discs into the 4-foot grid from the top. Discs fall to the lowest open position in the chosen column. The first player to connect four discs in a row — horizontally, vertically, or diagonally — wins. Winning requires both offensive pattern-building (developing a four-in-a-row sequence) and defensive blocking (preventing the opponent from completing their sequence). The key tactical element: setting up a position where you have two ways to win simultaneously, forcing the opponent to block one while you complete the other. Pairs or teams can play by alternating whose turn it is within each team.

How to Play Giant Checkers

Two players start with their oversized checkers pieces on opposite sides of the giant board. Pieces move diagonally forward only. Capture an opponent's piece by jumping over it diagonally to an empty square beyond — multiple jumps in one turn are allowed and required if available. When a piece reaches the opponent's back row it becomes a King, which can move diagonally in any direction. Win by capturing all opponent pieces or blocking them so they cannot move. Pairs can play with teammates alternating turns. The giant board makes the full position immediately visible to both players and all spectators.

Birthday Parties — All Ages, All Skill Levels

Package 2's three classic games serve every age group at a birthday party without anyone feeling outmatched. Pair with a bounce house rental and the party runs four simultaneous zones — physical play on the inflatable, plus three thinking games that keep adults engaged in a genuinely competitive format rather than just watching the kids bounce.

Family Reunions — Where Experience Beats Youth

Family reunions with three or four generations find Package 2 the game set where older relatives can genuinely compete with and beat younger family members. The checkers player who has been playing since 1970 has a real strategic advantage over a 16-year-old on their third game. Giant Jenga rewards the steady hand that comes with experience. The multi-generational competition Package 2 produces is the specific kind of family reunion memory that gets retold every year afterward.

Indoor Events — The Best Indoor Game Package in the Catalog

No electricity, no tables, no throwing, no projectiles — Package 2 is the indoor-friendliest game package in the Inflatable Party Magic catalog. All three games set up on any flat floor surface and operate quietly enough for most indoor venues. School cafeteria events, gymnasium parties, church fellowship hall gatherings, and indoor winter events find Package 2 the game set that works without any venue accommodation or infrastructure consideration.

Corporate Events and Team Retreats

Strategy games at corporate events reveal something different about colleagues than physical games do. Who is methodical? Who is reactive? Who sacrifices position for a short-term win? Who plays long-game strategy? Giant Connect 4 and Giant Checkers produce strategic personality insights that a round of Cornhole does not. The commentary from spectators during competitive matches is its own form of team interaction.

Church Events and Fellowship Gatherings

All three games in Package 2 are self-managing — no supervisor needed to run turns, award prizes, or manage competition. Giant Checkers and Giant Connect 4 are two-player games that organize their own turns. Giant Jenga manages its own rotation naturally around the tower. Church fellowship events and picnics find Package 2 runs throughout the gathering without any volunteer effort to keep it going. See our church event ideas page for full planning guidance.

School Events and Classroom Parties

End-of-year classroom celebrations, indoor field days, and school parties find Package 2 particularly strong — three classic strategy games that children already know from home, scaled up to oversized format, requiring no electricity and no outdoor space. Students engage immediately without instruction and compete in head-to-head formats that teachers can organize into bracket play. See our vendor approval for schools page for required documentation.

Bounce House Rentals

Add a bounce house and the party runs four simultaneous zones — physical inflatable play alongside three thinking games. The children bounce; the adults compete at Giant Connect 4 and Giant Checkers; everyone cycles through Giant Jenga. One combined order, one delivery.

Backyard Party Package 1

Package 1 is the active outdoor social games sibling — Giant Jenga, Cornhole, and Flying Froggy at $195. If your event wants throwing and launching energy alongside strategy games, compare both packages and choose the energy that fits your crowd.

Tables, Chairs, and Tents

Add seating for spectators watching Giant Checkers and Giant Connect 4 matches, and a table for food and drinks alongside the game zones. A tent provides shade for outdoor summer events where guests watch Giant Jenga matches from the sidelines.

More Interactive Game Rentals

Browse the full interactive game catalog to add Giant Yardzee, Cornhole, Ladder Ball, or a Giant Tic Tac Toe alongside Package 2's three strategy classics for a complete giant game collection at your event.

Weather Happens

Texas weather does not care about your event date. We offer flexible rain checks with no penalties when weather forces a cancellation. Your deposit rolls forward to your rescheduled date. All three Package 2 games move indoors easily — so light rain never has to stop the competition.

Empathy Over Logistics

We lead with kindness and find solutions, not excuses. If something goes wrong with your rental, we make it right. Chanda McFarland runs this company as a parent and neighbor, not a faceless corporation.

The Magic Standard

We treat every delivery like it is for our own family. That standard has earned us over 1,200 five-star Google reviews from DFW families, churches, schools, and businesses since 2002.

What three games are included in Backyard Party Package 2?

Backyard Party Package 2 includes Giant Jenga (oversized block tower — players take turns removing and replacing blocks without toppling the structure), Giant Connect 4 (a 4-foot-tall, 4-foot-wide version of the classic connect-four-in-a-row game for two players or teams), and Giant Checkers (an oversized floor-level checkerboard with large checkers pieces — classic diagonal movement, jumping, and King rules). All three are strategy games at their core, all are instantly familiar to any guest, and all require no electricity, no tables, and no surface preparation beyond flat space.

What is the difference between Package 2 and Backyard Party Package 1?

Both packages include Giant Jenga. Backyard Party Package 1 at $195 adds Cornhole and Flying Froggy — active outdoor social games with throwing and launching mechanics, better suited for cookouts and gatherings where physical activity energy is the goal. Package 2 at $120 adds Giant Connect 4 and Giant Checkers — classic strategy board games in oversized format, better suited for events where intellectual competition and familiar game classics are the draw. Package 1 is the active lawn games package. Package 2 is the giant strategy classics package. If budget is also a factor, Package 2 costs $75 less.

Do these games work indoors?

Yes — all three games require no electricity and no outdoor surface. Giant Checkers is a floor-level game that works on any flat surface. Giant Connect 4 is a freestanding unit that requires only flat space. Giant Jenga builds from the ground up. No projectiles, no loud impacts, no power cords. Package 2 is the most indoor-versatile game package in the Inflatable Party Magic catalog — it works in a gymnasium, fellowship hall, school cafeteria, hotel ballroom, or any indoor space with enough room for three simultaneous game stations. See our what to expect on event day page for delivery guidance.

Can I add a bounce house to the same order as Package 2?

Yes — add a bounce house or water slide to the same order and Inflatable Party Magic delivers everything in one trip. The inflatable handles the children's main physical activity; Package 2's three strategy games give adults a genuine competitive outlet alongside the bouncing. Call (817) 800-8618 to build the combined order or add both items to the same cart.

How big is the Giant Connect 4 in Package 2?

The Giant Connect 4 stands 4 feet tall and 4 feet wide — nearly as tall as many of the children who will play it. The oversized grid makes the full board position clearly visible to both players and all spectators from multiple viewing angles simultaneously, which changes how the game is experienced compared to the tabletop version. Players drop discs from above and watch them fall through the grid columns, which adds a physical engagement element the standard version does not have. The board resets by removing the bottom tray and letting all discs fall out simultaneously.

Where does Inflatable Party Magic deliver Backyard Party Package 2?

We deliver Backyard Party Package 2 throughout the DFW metroplex — Tarrant County (Fort Worth, Arlington, Mansfield, Burleson, Crowley, Keller, Southlake), Johnson County (Cleburne, Joshua, Alvarado, Grandview, Venus), Ellis and Dallas County (Midlothian, Waxahachie, Cedar Hill, Grand Prairie, Dallas), and Parker, Hood, Somervell, Hill, and Bosque counties. Professional delivery, setup, and takedown of all three games is included in the rental price. View the full delivery area or call (817) 800-8618.

Tarrant County

Fort Worth, Arlington, Mansfield, Kennedale, Benbrook, Keller, Southlake, Grapevine, Bedford, North Richland Hills, Haltom City, Watauga, Haslet, Trophy Club, Colleyville, Crowley, Everman, Forest Hill, River Oaks, and Azle.

Johnson County

Burleson, Cleburne, Joshua, Alvarado, Grandview, Venus, Godley, Keene, Cresson, and Rio Vista.

Ellis and Dallas County

Midlothian, Waxahachie, Red Oak, Cedar Hill, Dallas, Grand Prairie, Coppell, Flower Mound, Maypearl, and Covington.

Parker, Hood, and Somervell County

Weatherford, Aledo, Willow Park, Granbury, Glen Rose, Tolar, Lipan, and Acton.

Hill and Bosque County

Hillsboro, Itasca, Blum, Whitney, Kopperl, and Morgan.

Extended Delivery

Waco, Briar Oaks, Rendon, Lillian, and additional DFW communities. Call (817) 800-8618 to check availability for your location.