ðə tɹˈɪk ʌvðə ɡˈeɪm ɪz ðæt wˌaɪl ðə fˈɜːst tʃˈɛɹ ɪnðə sˈɜːkəl ɪz ðə pɹˈiːst ænd nˈɛkst tə hˌɪm ɪz hɪz luːtˈɛnənt mˈæn dʒˈæk, ˈiːtʃ sˈʌbsᵻkwənt tʃˈɛɹ ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə sˈɜːkəl ɪz nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚ ðə pˈɜːsən sˈɪɾɪŋ ɪn ɪɾ æt ðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌvðə ɡˈeɪm.
The trick of the game is that while the first chair in the circle is the priest and next to him is his lieutenant Man Jack, each subsequent chair around the circle is named after the person sitting in it at the beginning of the game.