Setup

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When this document references a Variable by name, use the value listed in this section unless another rule specifically states otherwise.

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PHASE_BOMB_COUNT_BY_PLAYER_COUNT applies separately to Phase One Construction and Phase Two Construction.

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Place the Map in the center of the play area.

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Separate all game components into their respective decks, tokens, and player materials.

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Leave space for all discard piles.

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Place commonly accessed tokens within reach of all Players.

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Shuffle each Loot deck separately.

Decks

• Armor Deck
• Weapon Deck
• Common Magic Deck
• Rare Magic Deck

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Place each shuffled deck face down near the Map.

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Create a discard pile for each Loot deck.

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Shuffle the Random Encounter deck.

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Place the deck face down near the Map.

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Create a Random Encounter discard pile.

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Place the following token pools near the Map:

• Jelly Cube Tokens
• Hidden Tokens
• Reroll Tokens

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Prepare Chest Tokens according to Chest Setup.

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Give one Plot Armor card to each Player.

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Unused Plot Armor cards are returned to the game box.

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Shuffle all Chest Tokens face down.

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Place 1 Chest Token in each Room on the Map.

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After placement, reveal all Chest Tokens.

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If the Map contains more Rooms than available Chest Tokens, follow the setup instructions provided by that Map.

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Separate all standard Dungeon Bomb cards into the following groups:

• Phase 1 Bombs
• Phase 2 Bombs, identified by the Phase 2 Icon
• Cube Cards, separated by Cube Pattern

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Locate the following Cube State Cards and set them aside:

• Angry Cube Card
• Raging Cube Card

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Cube State Cards are not shuffled into the Phase 1 Bombs, Phase 2 Bombs, or Cube Cards.

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Shuffle each standard Dungeon Bomb group separately.

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Separate Cube Cards by Cube Pattern.

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Each Cube Pattern forms its own pile.

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Shuffle each Cube Pattern pile separately.

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Deal one card from each Cube Pattern pile to create the Cube Deck.

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Return all unused Cube Cards to the game box.

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The Cube Deck contains four Cube Cards.

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Create the Phase One pile according to PHASE_BOMB_COUNT_BY_PLAYER_COUNT.

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Deal the appropriate number of Phase 1 Bombs into a new pile.

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Deal 2 random Cube Cards from the Cube Deck into the Phase One pile.

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Shuffle the Phase One pile.

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Create the Phase Two pile according to PHASE_BOMB_COUNT_BY_PLAYER_COUNT.

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Deal the appropriate number of Phase 2 Bombs into a new pile.

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Deal the remaining 2 Cube Cards into the Phase Two pile.

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Shuffle the Phase Two pile.

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Build the final Dungeon Bomb Deck in the following order from bottom to top:

1. Place the Raging Cube Card face down.
2. Place the Phase Two pile face down on top of the Raging Cube Card.
3. Place the Angry Cube Card face down on top of the Phase Two pile.
4. Place the Phase One pile face down on top of the Angry Cube Card.

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The final Dungeon Bomb Deck order from top to bottom is:

1. Phase One pile
2. Angry Cube Card
3. Phase Two pile
4. Raging Cube Card

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Do not shuffle the Angry Cube Card or Raging Cube Card into either Phase pile.

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This complete stack becomes the Dungeon Bomb Deck.

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The Dungeon Bomb Deck is used throughout the game as defined in 07_DUNGEON_BOMBS.

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Each Player rolls 1d20.

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Players are ranked from highest result to lowest result.

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Ties are rerolled among tied Players.

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The resulting order becomes Turn Order.

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Setup continues following Turn Order.

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Beginning with the first Player in Turn Order, each Player selects one available Character Card.

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A Character Card may not be selected by more than one Player.

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When a Player selects a Character Card, that Player takes the selected Character Card and its matching Portrait.

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The selected Character Card and matching Portrait become associated with that Player.

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The Character represented by the selected Character Card becomes that Player's Character.

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Beginning with the first Player in Turn Order, each Player selects one available Patron Mat.

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A Patron Mat may not be selected by more than one Player.

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When a Player selects a Patron Mat, that Patron Mat becomes associated with that Player.

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Place the selected Character Card on the selected Patron Mat.

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Each Player receives:

• One Health Marker
• One Kaos Marker
• One Plot Armor card

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Patron Bonuses are resolved during Starting Attribute Setup unless a rule specifically states otherwise.

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Each Player uses the Starting Attributes displayed on their Character Card to establish their initial game state.

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A Player's current Health is initially set equal to their Health Cap before applying Setup effects.

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Place that Player's Health Marker on the Health Track at the value equal to that Player's current Health.

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A Player's current Kaos is initially set equal to their Starting Kaos before applying Setup effects.

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Place that Player's Kaos Marker on the Kaos Track at the value equal to that Player's current Kaos.

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Resolve all Patron Bonuses and other Setup effects that modify a Player's current Health, Health Cap, current Kaos, Inventory, Statuses, or other game state.

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A Patron Bonus only requires Setup tracking if the Patron Bonus instructs the Player to change, gain, place, draw, equip, store, mark, or otherwise modify something during Setup.

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Setup effects are resolved in Turn Order unless a rule specifically states otherwise.

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Each Player equips their Plot Armor card to a legal Armor Slot on their Patron Mat.

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Beginning with the first Player in Turn Order, each Player places their Portrait in a legal Starting Room.

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A legal Starting Room is any Room on the Map not currently occupied by another Player's Portrait.

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After a Player places their Portrait, that Room is the Player's current Room.

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After all Setup procedures have been completed, the first Player in Turn Order becomes the Active Player.

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The game begins immediately.

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Play proceeds according to the Game Flow defined in 02_GAME_STRUCTURE.