The team that played first in any round selected a packet of words or phrases, with a choice of two. Four of the team's members gave clues as to the chosen words, while the fifth player attempted to offer correct answers in response, serving in this role for the entire game. The four clue givers sat in a line so as to form three clue-giving pairs. Each pair received a word to describe and constructed a clue question by building it alternately one word at a time. They then rang a bell to indicate complete formation of the question and to prompt the fifth player to offer the answer. If the answer was correct, the fifth player moved down the line to the next pair. If the answer was incorrect, or the question either was deemed to be illegally constructed or was passed, the fifth player could not advance. Once the fifth player reached the end of the line, he/she then worked back to the start.