Setup for 2 Player a Game of Argent: The Consortium

Originally generated on 7/3/2022 6:02:55 PM EST
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Player Setup

Seat 1 (Starting player)	Seat 2 (Last player, first to draft)
Player 1	Player 2
Planar Studies - Side A Xal Ezra	Sorcery - Side A Larimore Burman
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 Sorcery 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.	2nd Most Influence 2nd Most Supporters
Remove components relating to the Department of Students Department.	All Department of Students Mages

Mage Powers

Divinity - Side A

Natural Magick - Side A

Sorcery - Side B

Mysticism - Side A

Planar Studies - Side B

Technomancy - Side B

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 Dimensional Rift Scenario: Layout description card and stack Round Cards 1-5 in order.
Layout the 6 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 Synthesis Treasure Endless Well of Mana
Layout the Archmage's Staff Spell card (Side A). Also, add the Archmage's Staff Consortium Voter card before dealing out face-down voters.	Archmage's Staff - Side A Owner of Archmage's Staff
Layout 3 random Festival of Masks cards face-up.	Face-up Festival of Masks Card Face-up Festival of Masks Card Face-up Festival of Masks Card
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 Wisdom 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 Diversity 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;1,1,4.A;1,2,9.A;1,3,3.A;2,1,16.A;2,2,1.B;2,3,2.A;3,1,6.B;3,2,14.A;3,3,18.A
Is Balanced? = No
Balance Score (the greater the score, the less it is balanced; 0 being ideally balanced) = 9
Total Action spots = 27
Minimum Player Mages = 14
Action spots per Mage (at beginning of game) = 1
Grow Family spots = 1
Shadow spots = 23
Immediate Action spots = 6
Acquire Gold spots = 1
Spend Gold spots = 4
Acquire Mana spots = 1
Spend Mana spots = 4
Acquire IP spots = 2
Spend IP spots = 0
Acquire Intelligence spots = 7
Acquire Wisdom spots = 7
Acquire Research spots = 9
Acquire Mark spots = 8
Acquire Vault Card spots = 1
Acquire Supporter Card spots = 5