Setup

For a four-player game, do the following. For all other games, see Other Ways to Play.

1.

Place the Curse cards faceup in numerical order as shown.

2.

Remove the six Charon’s Obol Item cards from the Item deck. Set them aside. You’ll only need them for variant games.

3.

Shuffle the remaining Item cards, and deal 4 to each player. Keep yours secret. Keep the rest of the Item cards as a draw pile.

4.

Shuffle the Special Item cards, and place them facedown at the bottom of the Item deck.

5.

Remove the Inquisitor from the Character cards, and place it out of play. Shuffle the remaining cards and deal 1 to each player. Keep yours faceup in front of you.

6.

Remove 1 explorer card from the Journey deck. Then shuffle the remaining cards and deal 1 to each player. Keep yours secret! Place the remaining card facedown next to Curse 6. For an easier game, place all Journey cards aside.

7.

Shuffle the Minor Omen cards and deal 3 to each player. Place the remaining cards as a Minor Omen draw pile.

8.

Shuffle the Major Omen cards and deal 2 to each player. Place the remaining cards as a Major Omen draw pile.

9.

Each player takes a Reference card.

10.

Leave room for facedown discard piles as shown.