From the publisher: Throw the doe and move round the board, picking up cards as you go. the first player to have collected enough cards to complete a pirate picture and race around the board to the treasure is the winner. Content: 1 board 24 pirate cards 4 counters 1 die The skills being developed at this age include: counting skill co-operative play concepts of winning and losing This Pirate Race Game will aid this development as a child: throws the die and counts the correct number of places on the board learns to take turns with the other players