That’s the Spirit Game Review

Spooky Speculation

In the spirit of spooky season (at the time of this writing), it’s always great to find some new Halloween-themed or adjacent games. That’s the Spirit is a social deduction game where all the players have died, but no one remembers exactly how it happened. One of the players is the culprit, and through real-time deduction with limited information, the group must accuse the correct individual using cards and conversation.

Both designed and beautifully illustrated by Connor Wake, That’s the Spirit fits nicely alongside other games such as Deception: Murder in Hong Kong, The Chameleon, Werewolf, and Secret Hitler.

Five Minute Fright

That’s the Spirit plays in five-minute rounds where players work to deduce the culprit. Three cause-of-death cards are displayed, each with a corresponding deck of nine cards. These cards vary in value distribution and include an action. Cards are mixed and dealt to players at random. The remaining cards form the evidence deck, where the cause-of-death suit with the highest total value becomes the official cause. The culprit is the player (or players) holding the highest total value in hand of that same suit.

Each round begins with a “welcome” card that includes…

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