the object of the game is to capture one ghost, one weapon, and one motive card. there are four cards for each ghost and weapon. an alternative way to win is capturing the six alfred hitchcock cards and the "it's a mystery to me" card. each player is dealt seven cards and start out in the living room. the remaining cards are dealt evenly into the six rooms. a player can only have up to seven cards in his or her hand at one time. a player is able to obtain more cards from the lawn, from another player, or from another room.