I've played this game when I was a child and throughout my teens with my family.I'm now 52, and have reintruduced this game to my own family and they absolutlylove it !which the cards were "plastic" but easy enough to buy a new plastic deck.we also use pennies instead of the chips. I got it just in time for NYE's and we playedfor over 8 hours ! In laws are ready to play again ! ( hmm just a warning lol )