Randomly place all the City, University and Ancient Land tiles in the appropriate spaces (those with the same shape) on the Map board.

Shuffle the Specialization tiles then draw 5 of them and randomly place them on the appropriate spaces (those with the same shape) on the Tracks board. Place the remaining Specialization tiles back in the box.

Shuffle the Objective tiles, draw 6 of them and randomly place them on the appropriate spaces (those with the same shape) on the Map and Tracks boards. Place the remaining Objective tiles back in the box.

Shuffle the Invention tiles then draw 5 of them and randomly place them on the appropriate spaces (those with the same shape) on the Tracks board. Place the remaining Invention tiles back in the box.

Finally, divide the Income tiles by type (according to the symbol on the front) and place them faceup on the appropriate
spaces on the Tracks board. Place the Medicine Income tiles on their space on the Map board, with the side showing 1 Victory Point faceup.