Any player can start the game and future play simply moves around the gaming area to the left of the player who begins the game. If you find a different order to be more to your liking then please feel free to play as such. To play the game all you have to do is bounce the quarter off the table, or whatever surface you are using, and into the shot glass. Of course this simple task is a bit more difficult to accomplish than it may seem. There is no set way to bounce the quarter off the table and each player usually develops their own technique.
Some advanced players can roll the quarter off their nose, onto the table and into the glass.
Others can roll the quarter off their forearm, onto the table and into the glass. Develop your own special technique and you will be the envy of your peers. Once a player manages to get the quarter into the glass they are given the privilege of choosing another player and making them take a drink. The player who got the quarter in the glass then gets to shoot again. If they make it then they get to shoot again and make a player drink.