Solid and beautifully detailed, the game pieces really are quite exceptional. They also match the gameboard graphics - the characters are even wearing the same outfits. Surprisingly though - especially for a preschool game - the cards are printed on really thin (almost flimsy) card stock, so we're not sure how well they will fare in the hands of excited three year olds. The game itself is a race-to-the-finish style track game. But instead of dice, kids spin Mother Goose's book and advance to the next space matching the character they spin. And if the character they spin is the same as their movement pawn, they get to collect some golden eggs. Note that the game does assume some familiarity witht nursery rhymes, so that kids know that Jack and Jill collect eggs on the well, and Little Bo Peep on the sheep. A beautiful game with old style graphics that evoke the feel of a classically illustrated nursery rhyme book.