Setup for 2 Player a Game of Argent: The Consortium

Originally generated on 4/8/2021 6:11:13 AM EST
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Player Setup

Seat 1 (Starting player)	Seat 2 (Last player, first to draft)
Player 2	Player 1
Planar Studies - Side B Lavanina	Natural Magick - Side B Mannheim Wildern
Starting Items 5x IP 1x Mark 2x Intelligence 2x Wisdom 6x Gold 2x Mana 2x Planar Studies Mages 5x Drafted Mages	Starting Items 5x IP 1x Mark 2x Intelligence 2x Wisdom 6x Gold 2x Mana 2x Natural Magick Mages 5x Drafted Mages

University Setup

Room Activation Sequence

Remove these Components

Remove these Consortium (voter) Cards from the game BEFORE dealing the face-down voters.	Most Technomancy Owner of Archmage's Staff 2nd Most Influence 2nd Most Supporters
Remove the Archmage's Staff Spell card.	Archmage's Staff - Side A
Remove components relating to the Department of Students Department.	All Department of Students Mages
Remove components relating to the Technomancy Department.	All Technomancy Mages All Technomancy Spell cards Technomancy Legendary Spell card All Technomancy Support cards The Technomancy Mage Power card Most Technomancy Consortium Voter card

Mage Powers

Divinity - Side A

Natural Magick - Side A

Sorcery - Side B

Mysticism - Side B

Planar Studies - Side A

Other Setup

Layout the Starting Player Bell Tower card and 1 random Bell Tower cards face up.	Starting Player Bell Tower Card Face-up Bell Tower Card Face-up Bell Tower Card
Layout 3 random Spell cards face-up.	Face-up Spell Card Face-up Spell Card Face-up Spell Card
Layout 3 random Vault cards face-up.	Face-up Vault Card Card Face-up Vault Card Card Face-up Vault Card Card
Layout 5 random Supporter cards face-up.	Face-up Supporter Card Face-up Supporter Card Face-up Supporter Card Face-up Supporter Card Face-up Supporter Card
Use Assassins Scenario: Layout description card and stack Round Cards 1-5 in order. Create draw pile of Consortium (voter) Cards from the remaining cards after removing invalid cards (see below) and filling the Consortium Board.
Layout the 5 Synthesis Treasure cards face-up.	Synthesis Treasure Sacred Shield Synthesis Treasure Vanishing Staff Synthesis Treasure Lightning Totem Synthesis Treasure Hourglass of Fate Synthesis Treasure Sword of Flame
Setup Consortium Voters 1. Include and/or exclude certian voters first (see above). 2. Layout the indicated face-up voter(s). 3. Shuffle the remaining voters and layout 10 more face-down.	Face-up Most Influence Face-down Consortium Voter Card Face-down Consortium Voter Card Face-down Consortium Voter Card Face-down Consortium Voter Card Face-down Consortium Voter Card Face-up Most Supporters Face-down Consortium Voter Card Face-down Consortium Voter Card Face-down Consortium Voter Card Face-down Consortium Voter Card Face-down Consortium Voter Card

Board Stats

Serial Number: = 2;1,1,2.B;1,2,6.B;1,3,1.B;2,1,20.A;2,2,10.A;2,3,17.B;3,1,18.A;3,2,3.B;3,3,9.B
Is Balanced? = No
Balance Score (the greater the score, the less it is balanced; 0 being ideally balanced) = 2
Total Action spots = 26
Minimum Player Mages = 14
Action spots per Mage (at beginning of game) = 1
Grow Family spots = 3
Shadow spots = 23
Immediate Action spots = 3
Acquire Gold spots = 6
Spend Gold spots = 4
Acquire Mana spots = 9
Spend Mana spots = 6
Acquire IP spots = 5
Spend IP spots = 0
Acquire Intelligence spots = 8
Acquire Wisdom spots = 8
Acquire Research spots = 10
Acquire Mark spots = 8
Acquire Vault Card spots = 5
Acquire Supporter Card spots = 5