Starting with the Dealer and going clockwise, each player must place 1 Posse Token at a time onto a Placement Spot on any Location Mat or the Sheriff 's Office Mat. Some placement spots offer a choice of two options, and you must only choose one. Despite having two options, these spots are still considered one for the sake of dueling (see Dueling). This continues until all players have placed all their standing Posse Tokens.

Players cannot place a second Posse Token where they already have one, unless the Posse they already have there is wounded. Two standing Posse Tokens of the same color can never share a single placement spot.

Placing a Posse Token on a placement spot will cause three things to happen:

1. Players gain the benefit associated with that spot.

2. Players use their Poker Card at that location to win its influence during Phase 3: Resolution.

3. Allows players a chance to buy the Building Card at the "buy slot" of the Mat during Phase 4: Buy.