Each player in Chonky Donkey has a hand of question cards. In a round, the active player draws a card from the answer deck and reads it out loud. Each other player in turn chooses a question card from their hand and reads it, after which the active player must give their answer without laughing.

If the active player succeeds in keeping a straight face, they keep their answer card as a point; otherwise they give it to the person whose question made them break. Play until someone collects the required number of points to win.