1. Each player gets two coins of their starting country´s currency (value 1) and puts them openly in the respective area on their tableau (A).
2. The Movement marker is placed on the movement scale on number 3 (B).
3. Place on their respective fields:
(C) the Cart Upgrade markers (2x) and Spokewheel – each with the grey side up
(D) the rest of the Countinghouses, the Mill and the Ship
(E) the 3 Loan markers