This is a great game that gives you hours & hours of game play. It does go up the family tree from easy to medium to difficult & you can't skip ahead if you haven't beaten that particular game, but this is one of the things that makes it challenging. Like previous Jewel Quests, upon completion of all levels in normal mode, Expert Level is unlocked & you have the entire family tree to do again with different game boards that are quite challenging, but if you get stuck here, you are able to skip around and play any game you wish & go back to the others when you please. I have yet to complete Expert mode, but am really enjoying playing. Well worth the money!