Setup for 5-Player a Game of Argent: The Consortium

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Player Setup

Seat 1	Seat 2	Seat 3	Seat 4	Seat 5
Player 5	Player 3	Player 4	Player 2	Player 1
Planar Studies - Side B Lavanina	Technomancy - Side B Riflam Lenshear	Mysticism - Side B Jesca Renetton	Sorcery - Side A Larimore Burman	Divinity - Side B Monad Riverime
Starting Items 5x IP 1x Mark 2x Intelligence 2x Wisdom 6x Gold 2x Mana 2x Planar Studies Mages No drafted mages (Summer Break)	Starting Items 5x IP 1x Mark 2x Intelligence 2x Wisdom 6x Gold 2x Mana 2x Technomancy Mages No drafted mages (Summer Break)	Starting Items 5x IP 1x Mark 2x Intelligence 2x Wisdom 6x Gold 2x Mana 2x Mysticism Mages No drafted mages (Summer Break)	Starting Items 5x IP 1x Mark 2x Intelligence 2x Wisdom 6x Gold 2x Mana 2x Sorcery Mages No drafted mages (Summer Break)	Starting Items 5x IP 1x Mark 2x Intelligence 2x Wisdom 6x Gold 2x Mana 2x Divinity Mages No drafted mages (Summer Break)

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

Mage Powers

Divinity - Side A

Natural Magick - Side A

Sorcery - Side A

Mysticism - Side B

Planar Studies - Side B

Technomancy - Side A

Other Setup

Layout the Starting Player Bell Tower card and 4 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 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 Summer Break Scenario: Layout description card and stack Round Cards 1-6 in order. Players begin the game with only their two starting mages (no drafting).
Layout the Archmage's Staff Spell card (Side B). Also, add the Archmage's Staff Consortium Voter card before dealing out face-down voters.	Archmage's Staff - Side B Owner of Archmage's Staff
Layout 6 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 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 Natural Magick 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 Mysticism 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 = 5;1,1,1.A;1,2,12.A;1,3,6.A;1,4,20.B;2,1,2.B;2,2,3.B;2,3,18.A;2,4,15.A;3,1,7.A;3,2,17.A;3,3,13.B;3,4,4.A
Is Balanced? = No
Balance Score (the greater the score, the less it is balanced; 0 being ideally balanced) = 1