GLOBAL COMPONENTS

1. Place the stamina tokens within reach of all players to form a general supply.

2. Shuffle the story cards and place them face down in the general supply.

3. Shuffle the event cards and place them face down nearby.

PLAYER SETUP

A. Gain 1 random player mat.

B. Gain 1 alignment/VP (victory point) dial; place it near your player mat set at 0 VP.

C. Gain 1 stamina token and place it in the stamina supply on your player mat.

D. Gain 2 random superhero/reference cards. Look at them and place them face down on the superhero space of your player mat (you will choose 1 at the start of round 5). Return unused superhero cards to the box.

E. The player who most recently watched a superhero movie gains the dealer token (or assign it randomly).