โ BOARD:Shuffle Secrets, draw 2 to Academy board slots
Arcane Arts Setup
โ BOARD:Place Arcanist board near the main board (use the side without Academy icon)
โ BOARD:Shuffle all 12 Enchantments into the cloth bag. Draw 2 and place on the left and right offer slots (middle slot empty for solo)
โ BOARD:Place 4 Arcane Shards in supply (return rest to box)
โ BOARD:Place 4 Arcane Workers (Golem, Specter, Trickster, Shapeshifter) and their Unique Assignment cards next to the Arcanist board
โ BOARD:Place 2 Arcane dice (Enchantment die + Reward die) next to the Arcanist board
Randomly determine using your permanent Assignment cards:
โ BOARD:Draw 2 Enchantment tiles from the bag
Select the types you drew:
1 Select Expansion
๐ Board Setup
โ BOARD:Place the Main Game Board in the center of the table (Dark Alley side facing up)
โ BOARD:Separate Trick cards into four decks by category (Mechanical, Spiritual, Escape, Optical) and place them face-up at Dahlgaard's Residence in Downtown
โน๏ธ NOTE:Leave the Dawn of Technology tricks in the box (3 per category)
โ BOARD:Fill the Market Row Buy area with one of each starting component: Wood, Metal, Glass, and Fabric
โ BOARD:Create the Performance deck using solo Performance cards โ stack face-down from top to bottom: 2ร Riverside Theater, 2ร Grand Magorian, 2ร Magnus Pantheon. Place next to the Theater
โ BOARD:Place 1 random Riverside Theater card face-up in the leftmost Theater slot
โ BOARD:Place Components, Trickerion Shards, and Coins in supply piles near the board
โ BOARD:Shuffle the 4 Special Assignment decks (Theater, Downtown, Market, Workshop) and place face-down on the Dark Alley slots
โ BOARD:Place the Trickerion Stone token on space I of the Turn Counter track
๐ Academy Board Setup
โ BOARD:Place the Academy board to the left of the Main Game Board (use the 2-player side with 8 room slots)
โ BOARD:Cover the 4 slots marked "A" and "B" with Closed Room tiles (4 slots remain open)
โ BOARD:Place Open Room tokens on the Turn Counter at Turn IV and Turn VI
โ BOARD:Separate Practice Room and Classroom tiles by type, then by Fame Threshold (1, 16, 36) โ create 6 face-down stacks near the Academy board
โ BOARD:Shuffle all Secret tiles face-down, draw 2 and place on the indicated Academy board slots
๐ Arcane Arts Board Setup
โ BOARD:Place the Arcanist board near the Main Game Board (use the side without Academy icon)
โ BOARD:Shuffle all 12 Enchantments into the cloth bag. Draw 2 and place on the left and right offer slots (middle slot stays empty for solo)
โ BOARD:Place 4 Arcane Shards in supply (return remaining to box)
โ BOARD:Place the 4 Arcane Workers (Golem, Specter, Trickster, Shapeshifter) and their Unique Assignment cards next to the Arcanist board
โ BOARD:Place the 2 Arcane dice (Enchantment die + Reward die) next to the Arcanist board
Randomly determine using your permanent Assignment cards (shuffle Downtown, Market Row, Dark Alley, and Academy if enabled):
โ BOARD:Draw 2 Enchantment tiles from the bag
Select the types you drew:
๐ Player Setup
โ BOARD:Choose your Magician โ take your Player Board and Magician Poster
โ BOARD:Choose one Specialist (Engineer, Manager, or Assistant) โ take the Specialist disk and Board Extension
โน๏ธ NOTE:Specialist Bonuses:
Manager: Additional Component(s) worth up to 2 Coins, placed on the Manager's Board Extension
Engineer: A Level 1 Trick of your choice (after all starting Tricks are selected), placed on the Engineer's Board Extension
Assistant: An additional Apprentice, placed on the Assistant's Board Extension
โน๏ธ NOTE: Keep the remaining Specialist Board Extensions nearby โ you may hire them during the game
โ BOARD:Place your Magician disk, Specialist disk, and 1 Apprentice disk on their respective slots on your Player Board
โ BOARD:Take starting Components of your choice worth up to 2 Coins total โ place them in your Workshop
โ BOARD:Choose a Level 1 Trick from your Magician's Favorite category โ place it in your Workshop with a Symbol marker
โน๏ธ NOTE: Your Trick starts Prepared if you have the required Components
โ๏ธ Dawn of Technology Setup
โ BOARD:Take the Contraption Board matching your Magician's Favorite Trick category
โ BOARD:Place the Contraption Board to the left of your Player Board, aligning Contraption slots with Shard slots
โ BOARD:Take your 4 Contraption tokens (matching your Favorite category) and set them aside โ Contraption slots start empty
โ BOARD:Take your Magician's Signature Trick and set it aside next to your Player Board
โน๏ธ NOTE:If your Magician has a Level 1 Signature Trick (Mechaniker, Lumenia, Priestess, Professor Bernard), you may pay 1 Shard to use it as your starting Trick instead of a standard Trick
โน๏ธ NOTE:Place your starting Shards on the lowest Shard symbols on your Player Board (next to the Contraption slots)
โ BOARD:Take your permanent Assignment cards: 2ร Theater, 1ร Workshop, 1ร Market Row, 1ร Downtown, 1ร Dark Alley
โ BOARD:Take all Trick and Symbol markers in your color
โ BOARD:Place your Fame marker on 5 Fame
โ BOARD:Take 10 Coins and 1 Shard
โน๏ธ ACADEMY:With Academy expansion, you start with 3 Fame and 12 Coins instead
โน๏ธ NOTE: Take the placement blockers from the box and keep them nearby for use during the game
2 Your Magician's School
Select your school to track your Magician's ability reminder during the game:
Mechanical
The Mechaniker, Elektra
Spiritual
Priestess of Mysticism, Yoruba Spiritmaster
Escape
Master of Chains, Red Lotus
Optical
The Great Optico, The Gentleman
3 Your Magician
๐ Heir Setup
โ BOARD:Place the Heir's board (5-character side) near your play area
4 Heir's Magician
Select the Heir's school (determines Favorite Trick category):
Mechanical
Favorite: Mechanical Tricks
Spiritual
Favorite: Spiritual Tricks
Escape
Favorite: Escape Tricks
Optical
Favorite: Optical Tricks
Heir's Magician
The Heir's magician for this game:
๐ Heir Setup (continued)
โ BOARD:Take the Heir's Magician card (โ) and place it next to the Heir's board
โ BOARD:Take the Heir's Magician Poster (โ) and place it near the Heir's board
5 Select Difficulty
Easy
Magician + 1 Specialist + 1 Apprentice
(3 characters total)
Normal
Magician + 1 Specialist + 2 Apprentices
(4 characters total)
Hard
Magician + 2 Specialists + 1 Apprentice
(4 characters total)
โน๏ธ NOTE: The Heir does not differentiate between Specialist types for gameplay purposes
๐ Heir Setup (continued)
โ BOARD:Place the Heir's Character disks on the board from left to right:
โน๏ธ Heir board order:
6 Heir's Starting Trick
Shuffle the following 3 Level 1 Tricks from the Heir's Favorite category (excluding the one requiring only 2 Basic Components of the same type). Draw one randomly:
๐ Heir Setup (continued)
โ BOARD:Place the Heir's Fame marker on 5 Fame
โ BOARD:Give the Heir 1 Shard (Dawn of Technology)
โ BOARD:Place your Magician on Initiative 1, the Heir's Magician on Initiative 3
โน๏ธ REMINDER: The Heir starts with 0 Coins and 0 Shards
โ BOARD:Take the Heir's permanent Assignment cards: 2ร Theater, 1ร Workshop, 1ร Market Row, 1ร Downtown, 1ร Dark Alley
๐ Heir Setup (continued)
โ BOARD:Build the Heir's Plan deck (7 cards total):
Randomly select 1 Perform card โ place face-down on bottom
Shuffle 1 Set Up + 2 Perform โ place 2 face-down on top, remove 1 unseen
Shuffle 2 Set Up + 1 Perform โ place all 3 face-down on top
Place remaining Set Up card face-down on top
โน๏ธ INFO:Perform cards have icons at top AND bottom. Set Up cards have icons only at top.
๐ Prophecy Setup
โ BOARD:Remove these 3 Prophecy tokens from the game:
Shared Yield Modifier
Lowest AP Slot
Hidden Assignment
Skip Assignment (Academy)
Enhance Theater (Arcane)
Enhance 2 AP (Arcane)
Place Two (Arcane)
โ BOARD:Add these 4 Academy prophecy tokens:
Renovate Fame Bonus
Practice Coins
Secret Draw 3
Teach Immediate Yield
โ BOARD:Add these 3 Arcane Arts prophecy tokens:
Ignore Arcane Wages
All Enchantments Trigger
Double Reward
โ BOARD:Also remove these 3 randomly selected prophecies (Academy):
โ BOARD:Shuffle the remaining 24 Prophecy tokens face-down
โ BOARD:Draw 3 random Prophecy tokens and place them in the Pending slots of the crystal ball
โน๏ธ REMINDER: There is no Active Prophecy on Turn 1
๐งช Debug Tools(for testing)
End Game:
End Turn (Removed Card):
Performance:
Theater:
Downtown:
Turn 7:
The Heir
Fame
5
Resources
Coins0
Shards0
๐ Academy
Secrets0
Protรฉgรฉ AP1
๐ฎ Arcane Arts
Wagonโ
Arcane Shards0
Supply4
Worker Offerโ
Stance
Not yet determined
๐ฎ Prophecy
Magician
โ
Ability
โ
Characters
Tricks
No tricks yet
Shopping List
Empty
Special Assignments
None
Player
Tracked Tricks
(Tricks the app has asked about)
None tracked
Turn 1 of 7
Roll Dice
Initiative
Advertise
Assignment
Place Characters
Performance
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