From the introduction: Spirited is played as a series of guessing games linked together with story. Each game starts with the lady secretly choosing a card from her hand and placing it face down and describing something that the man in the story encounters in the streets of Istanbul. The gentleman must then describe the actions of the man in response to this encounter.The lady responds through the story, giving him clues as to how to resolve the situation in a way that would deeply impress her.