Players take turns playing cards in ascending order.
If one cannot play on the last card, that person is skipped. The object is to get rid of all one's cards first. This is the basic structure, and there are many details which can only be learned through playing, drinking, forgetting, playing again, and hopefully remembering. Once one round is played, an order of superiority is established. The first player to finish playing cards is President, the second is vice-president, descending down to the last player, who is the Asshole.