Game Setup

Overview of Game Setup

Setting up the base game involves the following steps:

1. Prepare Playing Area
2. Place Initial Clues
3. Choose First player
4. Choose Investigators; either:
   • Randomly deal out Investigator sheets (Standard play), or
   • Choose investigators, beginning with first player (Official alternative), or
   • Deal out two or more investigators for each player to choose from (Unofficial alternative)
5. Reveal Ancient One; either:
   • Randomly deal one Ancient One sheet (Standard play), or
   • Players may collectively select an Ancient One (Official alternative)
6. Lay out Investigator-related and Mythos-related Decks
7. Investigators receive Fixed Possessions
8. Shuffle Investigator Decks
9. Investigators receive Random Possessions
10. Finish Investigator Setup
11. Create Monster cup
12. Shuffle Mythos-related Decks
13. Place Investigator Markers
14. Draw and Resolve First Mythos card as in Mythos Phase

Note: The resolution of the initial Mythos card begins the game itself. This proceeds exactly as in the normal Mythos Phase of gameplay with two exceptions:

1) If the first Mythos card drawn is a Rumor, discard it and draw again until you have drawn a Mythos card other than a Rumor. 2) If the first Mythos card does not open a gate (such as a double-doom or Next Act Begins card), discard it and draw again until you have drawn a Mythos card depicts a gate.

These rules avoids imbalancing the game from the beginning. All other instructions or features of the card are resolved in order as in the normal Mythos Phase, particularly opening a Gate and placing the first Doom token on the Doom track

This overview incorporates the Game Setup portion of the official Rule Changes