The Game of Love and Chance centres on Silvia, a difficult-to-please young woman whose father has arranged that she marry Dorante, the most eligible bachelor in town. On the day that she is to meet Dorante, Silvia schemes to switch places with her maid, Lisette, so that she can secretly observe her suitor. Little does she know that Dorante has separately devised the exact same plan and has switched places with his valet, Bourguignon, while only Silvia’s father and brother are fully aware of this double-deception. A series of hilarious scenes ensue as the young characters fall for each other while grappling with their mixed feelings about love and status, before they one by one learn what is going on.