Is the Foam Dart Blaster Outdoor Battle Set (2 blasters, targets, darts) worth buying?

I got ambushed by my own wishful thinking — skip the bundle set and if you want foam battles, invest in actual quality blasters individually. So there you have it — ten honest opinions from a dad who has set up, played with, argued over, and occasionally stepped on all of these things in bare feet at 7am. The short version: cornhole and giant tumbling towers are your safest all-ages bets, Spikeball and Kan Jam are the workhorses for competitive adult fun, and those foam dart battle sets should stay on the shelf. My practical piece of advice: start with one game that works for your youngest kid’s age and add from there. A backyard full of games nobody plays because they’re too hard, too complicated, or set up wrong is just an obstacle course between the lawn chairs and the grill. Rosie’s official rankings differ from mine, obviously — ring toss is somehow in her top three — but we’re working on it. If you’ve got a backyard game your family genuinely loves that I haven’t mentioned, drop it in the comments. I have a kid with very convincing eyes and I’m always looking for the next thing to buy. Apparently.

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