You put the cards, hourglass and coins on the table. You then divide into teams of any size or type. The starting player then draws a card and asks the question on the card to everyone. The first team to answer correctly wins the card and all braggin' rights associated with winning the card. BUT you can use whatever means to figure out the answer. Google it, Bing it (Is that still a thing?), Call a friend, etc. You can do anything to find the answer. After answering the question for the team, it is now time for the individual team members to show their skills and win the debate round. The individual winner (as decided by popular vote) of the debate round gets one of those shiny gold coins. Play a few rounds and then announce the team winner and the overall individual winner. OR... You can just throw out the rules and play the game with your own house rules. —description from the designer