This is like a Scrabble game, but with cards.  It's great fun for all ages, because the first hand is dealt with 3 cards and you have to make a 3 card word.  Then with each successive hand you made a 4 card word, 5 card word, etc.  Because there are several 2 letter cards, these words can actually be 1, 2 or 3 letters more than the card count.  It becomes more challenging when you get to the 8 and 9 card words, but that just makes the game more fun.  Quick paced.