Setup for 4 Player a Game of Argent: The Consortium

Originally generated on 11/19/2022 12:24:33 PM EST
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Player Setup

Seat 1 (Starting player)	Seat 2	Seat 3	Seat 4 (Last player, first to draft)
Player 3	Player 4	Player 2	Player 1
Mysticism - Side A Byron Krane	Divinity - Side A Rheye Cal	Sorcery - Side B Rihki Kanhamme	Department of Students - Side A Trias Blackwind
Starting Items 5x IP 1x Mark 2x Intelligence 2x Wisdom 6x Gold 2x Mana 2x Mysticism Mages 3x Drafted Mages	Starting Items 5x IP 1x Mark 2x Intelligence 2x Wisdom 6x Gold 2x Mana 2x Divinity Mages 3x Drafted Mages	Starting Items 5x IP 1x Mark 2x Intelligence 2x Wisdom 6x Gold 2x Mana 2x Sorcery Mages 3x Drafted Mages	Starting Items 5x IP 1x Mark 2x Intelligence 2x Wisdom 6x Gold 2x Mana 2x Neutral Mages 3x Drafted Mages 1x Merit Badge

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
Remove the Archmage's Staff Spell card.	Archmage's Staff - Side A
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 A

Mysticism - Side B

Planar Studies - Side B

Other Setup

Layout the Starting Player Bell Tower card and 3 random Bell Tower cards face up.	Starting Player Bell Tower Card Face-up 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 5 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 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 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: = 4;1,1,22.A;1,2,1.A;1,3,3.B;1,4,2.A;2,1,21.B;2,2,16.B;2,3,12.B;2,4,20.B;3,1,11.B;3,2,13.A;3,3,14.A;3,4,22.A
Is Balanced? = No
Balance Score (the greater the score, the less it is balanced; 0 being ideally balanced) = 3
Total Action spots = 35
Minimum Player Mages = 20
Action spots per Mage (at beginning of game) = 1
Grow Family spots = 3
Shadow spots = 26
Immediate Action spots = 15
Acquire Gold spots = 7
Spend Gold spots = 6
Acquire Mana spots = 7
Spend Mana spots = 0
Acquire IP spots = 8
Spend IP spots = 1
Acquire Intelligence spots = 5
Acquire Wisdom spots = 5
Acquire Research spots = 5
Acquire Mark spots = 9
Acquire Vault Card spots = 1
Acquire Supporter Card spots = 5