This game involves rolling a six-sided die with images on each side. The images include: a sad face (lose an animal part) a happy face (take ANY animal part) Legs (take a leg piece) Torsos (take a torso piece) Tails (take a tail piece) Heads (take a head piece) The object of the game is to be the first player to build a "wacky" animal consisting of 1 torso, 1 head, 1 tail and 4 legs. The combinations are colorful and amusing. Box says ages 4+. But this game plays easily with children 2 1/2 and up. From the manual and box: "Ever see a ZEBRA-PHANT? Or an ELE-RAFFE? What a laugh! Roll the die, mix and match body parts, and suddenly things get wacky. Imagination and strategy rule. In a fast-moving game of chance, children learn color and animal recognition as they roll the die and attempt to "build" a critter."