My husband and I have raised five boys. We are a huge game playing family. We have heard all the wonderful reviews of Candyland. However, our experience was quite the opposite. Not one of our children enjoyed playing this game. Getting toward the end of the game and sliding back down to the bottom was overwhelming for our little ones. They became so frustrated that when they played Candyland someone always ended up in tears or they ended up fighting. Perhaps it is better if the children are older, but ours just never enjoyed Candyland.