Faiyum Setup Guide

1-5 players120 minby Friedemann Friese2F-Spiele
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  1. Place Initial Settlement and Road: Place a settlement on the red space and a road on the dam between the two peninsulas.
  2. Place Initial Crocodiles: Place a crocodile on every wheat (yellow) space and grape (purple) space.
  3. Remove Yellow Cards for 2 Players: Remove 102, 104, 106 yellow cards. (2 players)
  4. Shuffle and Place market cards: Shuffle market cards and place them face down to form a draw pile. Draw the top 8 cards and place them face-up in the market slots.
  5. Sort resources: Place resource tokens, money, building tiles, road segments, and bonus tokens in a general supply.
  6. Each player chooses a color and takes: 1 Player Board, starting workers (typically 5, 1 active, 4 in reserve), 10 Deben, 1 PP marker (place on '0' of score track), and their 3 starting cards (Farmer, Mason, Road Builder).
  7. Players shuffle their starting cards and draw them into their hand.
  8. First Player: Randomly select a starting player.
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