I've been playing this game on and off for about a year or two now. I can see why some people don't like it, but I've always enjoyed it. It's one of those games where I can binge play it for a while and take a break for a good while. Once I come back it takes a few games to get into the grove, but it is always fun to play once again I'm a pretty patient person, so I've never had to buy coins to play. But people who like to level up fast, and play the bigger tables you kind of need to buy some. But if you just want to have some good fun with friends, or kill some time waiting somewhere there is nothing wrong with just playing the game bare minimum. After a certain point you can start challenging yourself on bigger tables but it's all the same so enjoy the game for what it is I would and have recommended it to friends and other people who enjoy playing pool, so l will do the same to you. Give it a try and make your own opinion of it.