Children shake the shaker so that the dice are all in their places. They then have move the square to match the pattern on shown on their shaker. Once completed players slam down the frame around the solution. The first to slam down wins. You can play with each player shaking their own shaker and players have to match their shaker. You can play by just shaking one shaker and both players trying to match the same pattern. During testing boys preferred the more competitive nature of matching the same pattern. Players can take turns in shaking the shaker. It can be played against an opponent or individually against the clock.