Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock Setup Guide

Setup Steps

1. Place Main Board and Clock: Unfold the main board in the center of the table. Place the Orloj clock face and the astronomical dial on the rotation axis to form the clock. The Orloj clock face should be placed in a random position. Set the astronomical dial with the hand pointing to a random starting hour.
2. Place Moon Disc: Place the moon disc in the first position to the left of the hand inside the astronomical dial.
3. Assemble Walk of the Apostles: Assemble the walk of the apostles gears above the main board. Fit the gears so that Apostle 1 (James) is on the left and Apostle 2 (Peter) is on the right in the lower position. Randomly take one Orloj crowning piece and assemble it with the walk of the apostles.
4. Place Round and Rooster Markers: Place the round marker on the leftmost space of the round track according to the number of players. Place the golden rooster on the general rooster track on the number indicated by the round marker.
5. Set Up Month Dials: Draw 6 month dials at random from the bag. Place a blocked month dial in each construction space indicated by the drawn dials. Draw 1 more dial from the bag and place all extracted dials in their corresponding calendar spaces with illustrated side up. Place all remaining dials in their construction area spaces with non-illustrated side up. (2 players)
6. Set Up Month Dials: Draw 5 month dials at random from the bag. Place a blocked month dial in each construction space indicated by the drawn dials. Draw 1 more dial from the bag and place all extracted dials in their corresponding calendar spaces with illustrated side up. Place all remaining dials in their construction area spaces with non-illustrated side up. (3 players)
7. Set Up Month Dials: Draw 4 month dials at random from the bag. Place a blocked month dial in each construction space indicated by the drawn dials. Draw 1 more dial from the bag and place all extracted dials in their corresponding calendar spaces with illustrated side up. Place all remaining dials in their construction area spaces with non-illustrated side up. (4 players)
8. Set Up Zodiac Dials: Prepare the zodiac dials in the same way as the month dials, using the same number of draws based on player count.
9. Place Final Construction Dial: Place the large final construction dial in the center of the calendar with its initial side facing up.
10. Place Hammer Discs: Place a hammer disc in the indicated position in each of the two construction zones (months and zodiac).
11. Set Up Calendar Sections and Painter: Shuffle the 12 calendar sections and place them face up in a random order to form a circle around the calendar. Place the painter in the starting position.
12. Place Mastery Stained-Glass Windows: Shuffle the 6 mastery stained-glass windows and randomly place 3 at the top of the mastery tracks. Return the rest to the box.
13. Place Royal Scrolls: Shuffle the 6 royal scrolls (blue seal) and place 3 face up at the top of the mastery tracks. Return the rest to the box.
14. Set Up Scrolls: Use all 24 scrolls (red seal). Shuffle to form a face-down reserve next to the main board, then reveal 4 scrolls. (3+ players)
15. Set Up Scrolls: Remove scrolls marked with the 3+ and 4-player symbols. Shuffle remaining scrolls to form a face-down reserve next to the main board, then reveal 3 scrolls. (2 players)
16. Place Common Objectives: Shuffle the common stained-glass-window objectives by back color. Place one of each color in the corresponding positions. Return the rest to the box.
17. Place Objective Bonuses: Shuffle the common objective bonuses by back color. Place one of each color below the corresponding objectives. Return the rest to the box.
18. Set Up Workshop Cards: Shuffle the 21 workshop cards and place 3 in the designated spaces on the main board. Place the rest of the deck aside.
19. Set Up Assistants: Place the assistants next to the board in 6 separate piles by type. Each pile should have 1 assistant fewer than the number of players. Return remaining assistants to the box.
20. Set Up Resource Supply: Place gold, paint, wood, iron and coins next to the main board to form a general supply.
21. Take Personal Components: Each player takes a personal board, warehouse, and forge. Place them in your play area. Take an additional actions reference card.
22. Place Deviation Tokens: Place your 5 deviation tokens at the top of your personal board with the non-gear side facing up (no broken gears showing).
23. Place Rooster Disc: Place your rooster disc in the first (bottom) position of your personal rooster track.
24. Place Production and Hammer Cubes: Place one production cube in the bottom position of each of the three production tracks and one hammer cube in the bottom position of the forge track.
25. Place Workers: Place 3 workers in your apostle panel, 3 workers in your production zone, and 1 worker above each of the 3 workshop cards on the main board (3 workers total). Place remaining workers next to your personal board as available workers.
26. Remove 1 Worker: Return 1 of your available workers to the box. (3+ players)
27. Place Sculptor: Place your sculptor next to your personal board.
28. Place Mastery Discs: Place one mastery disc on the lowest space of each of the three mastery tracks on the main board.
29. Place Scoring Marker: Place your scoring marker on space 10 of the scoring track.
30. Take Apostle Tiles: Take your personal set of 12 apostle tiles (backs in your color) and place them next to your personal board.
31. Draft Hammer and Resource Cards: Shuffle the 6 hammer cards and reveal one more than the number of players. Place one initial resource card next to each hammer card. Starting with the last player and going counterclockwise, each player chooses one combination.
32. Receive Starting Resources: Place your chosen hammer card underneath your forge. Take the resources shown on the initial resource card. If the card includes apostles, take them from your personal set and place them in your warehouse.
33. Determine Starting Player: The last player to have visited Prague is the starting player.