Setup for 2-Player a Game of Argent: The Consortium

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Player Setup

Seat 1	Seat 2
Player 2	Player 1
Sorcery - Side B Rihki Kanhamme	Mysticism - Side A Byron Krane
Starting Items 5x IP 1x Mark 2x Intelligence 2x Wisdom 6x Gold 2x Mana 2x Sorcery Mages 2x drafted mages (Summer Break)	Starting Items 5x IP 1x Mark 2x Intelligence 2x Wisdom 6x Gold 2x Mana 2x Mysticism Mages 2x 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.	Most Planar Studies 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 Planar Studies Department.	All Planar Studies Mages All Planar Studies Spell cards Planar Studies Legendary Spell card All Planar Studies Support cards The Planar Studies Mage Power card Most Planar Studies Consortium Voter card

Mage Powers

Divinity - Side A

Natural Magick - Side B

Sorcery - Side B

Mysticism - Side A

Technomancy - 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 Summer Break Scenario: Layout description card and stack Round Cards 1-6 in order. Players only draft 2 additional mages.
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 Research 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 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

Board Stats

Serial Number = 2;1,1,1.B;1,2,3.B;1,3,17.B;2,1,12.B;2,2,13.A;2,3,2.A
Is Balanced? = No
Balance Score (the greater the score, the less it is balanced; 0 being ideally balanced) = 4