One player starts by doing a particular skateboarding trick of their choice. If the trick is not landed, it is the other player's turn. If the offensive player lands a trick, the other player must respond by doing the same trick on their first try or lose a point, resulting in a letter.
If they are able to copy the same trick that has been 'set' by the offensive player, the game continues without additional letters and if they miss it, they get a letter (only on defense), starting with "S", and so on, until they have missed five tricks, spelling SKATE, and they are out and the game is over.