This is a fun and unique card game, but not as spectacular as most of the reviews suggest.
Pros:
Plastic coated cards are durable
Card pictures and colors are vibrant and some have an added sparkle to them making them very pretty
Lunch box tin is small, cute, and a great way to neatly store the cards
A lot more rules than I anticipated, but still easy enough game for my 3 1/2 year-old to play with a little help
Cons:
This is NOT a 20 min. game - it can go on FOREVER! I recommend just setting a time limit rather than playing until someone owns all of the cards.
Cards are meant to be flipped rapidly so no one gets a sneak peek; unfortunately, my 3 1/2, 6, and 9 year-old cannot flip the cards over that fast, and so they always see what their card is before anyone else, and thus always slap first if they already know that they have a winning card.
Kids argue over who slapped first, then cry when they lose all their cards
No real educational value
Just not as fun as we thought it would be
Rat-a-Tat-Cat is one of our very favorites - even for the adults!