The game starts with two people holding different ends of the chain and standing opposite of each other. Then one at a time, each player jumps across the chain and try to land on the other side. You can touch the chain, but cannot land on it [step on it]. If they succeed, then the chain level is raised. As the game continues the level of the chain gets higher and higher. You take turns once one fails, and whoever finishes all the levels win. The levels are ankle, knee, below the butt, waist, chest, neck, under-ear, above-ear, head and raise, though raise is optional. You can somersault over the chain in the above-ear level or higher, however from ankle to the under-ear you must jump. You cannot touch the chain in the ankle and knee level, and sometimes the below the butt level as well.