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MindWanderer
2018-06-18 23:10 UTC
#1
Hello all, I just bought the game and read the rules. I haven't played yet. I did have a couple of questions which the FAQ addresses (thanks, Eric!), but couldn't find the answer to one:
One of the options to lower the difficulty even below the starting assumptions is to skip the initial Explore step during setup. But as near as I can tell from a reading, wouldn't that mean the spirits win instantly? Without that, there are no invaders of any type on the island, and at fear level 1, that's the win condition. What am I missing?
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Powerhound_2000
2018-06-18 23:41 UTC
#2
Each board has starting towns and cities. What you wouldn’t have by not doing an initial Explore is any Explorers on the board.
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Ameena
2018-06-19 14:35 UTC
#3
Yeah, every board starts with a Town and a City - the Town is always in an Inland land and the City is always the middle of the three Coastal lands on each board - all four boards are laid out in such a way that there will always be two Explorers added per board in the initial setup.
There's a common confusion between "Explorers" (the pieces that look like people) and "Invaders" (including Towns or Cities).