My eight year old son is a very busy young man, always dashing out to meet friends and play sports, etc. Once he opened Treasure Island, he surprised me by spending hours digging out his treasure, and setting up the boardgame. We had a lot of fun playing the game together, and all of his friends have been playing it too. He's been making his list for Christmas this year, and 'dig' treasures and dinosaurs are at the top of his list!