I bought this for my niece's 4th Birthday and she played it 3 times in a row (she normally only plays a game once) so that says it all. It is simple to play and is good for helping with taking turns, adding up and learning to lose as the winner is determined by luck, not skill. After the first game we made a new rule - you couldn't turn your leaf over until all the leaves had gone from the middle - as on the first go she put the leaves back with no ladybirds on!!I like this game but I don't love it. Bought for my 3 yr olds and I think it's confusing for them to have a different number of ladybirds on back of the cards to the amount of spots on the front. The idea of the game is that they have to find the card with the spots that correspond to the spots of the dice. The cards however have different numbers of ladybirds on them and at the end of the game you have to count up all the ladybirds to find the winner. Being the winner is just pot luck. Mmmm why not just let them have the choice of counting spots or ladybirds so you have 2 versions of the game and simplify it.This game has been in our family for over thirty years, originally came from the Early Learning Centre and it is loved by young and old alike. This is a new version, same principle but the cards are shaped like leaves which is a nice touch....they are made of thick cardboard so should last well... perhaps a tray to lay the cards in a pre-shaped space would ensure no edge damage occurs as they are currently loose in the box. a little dice is included but no cup.I bought this to take on holiday with us in an effort to entertain our 3 year old. She really enjoyed it and to be honest I did too. It can be played within 2 minutes of opening the box and it's very simple to pick up, encouraging counting and matching skills. It's a great way to prepare them for snakes & ladders and other dice game as it teaches children to recognise and count the spots on the dice. You have to pick up a card with the same number of spots as your dice throw, which then has 0-3 ladybirds on the back. Oh the drama when you turn your card to find your ladybirds "have all flown away Mummy!"We found that at first it helped her to sort the cards so that the same numbers were together, that helped her pick out the pattern more easily. And I bought a bigger dice to help her but to be honest she probably could have managed with the small one. A game takes 10 minutes tops.Warning - you may find your child outrageously, blatently, cheating. And possibly their Daddy too.We have owned the Game of Ladybirds for many years since our sons were youngsters - both are now in their thirties.We owned a rather battered game that our three year old grandson just loves. So in an idle moment I searched Amazon and found that the game still exists and is in an even more colourful box withe even more colourful box at a very inexpensive price. So I was delighted to be able to upgrade.It's a brilliantly simple game for youngsters and helps them to count and have fun at the same time. A simple game with dice and cards where the winner is the person to collect the most ladybirds.