In Djinn you will move around a board that shows thirteen locations. These locations are connected to actions where you can obtain the necessary resources and capture the Djinn located in six locations. At those locations you can do things like receive bottles and corks, collect magical power, purchase magical items, hire mages to accompany you, discover secret passages, and more.

You can only reach one or two of the locations in each round, so you must plan carefully to have all the necessary resources in time to capture the Djinn. The game ends when all six "Boss Djinn" have been captured and removed from the map, after which you score points for all captured Djinn.