Game Components
- 55 game tiles
- 18 colony tiles
- 18 colonist cards
- 17 ship cards
- 10 additional action cards
- 45 ducat cards
- 30 expedition cards
- 4 supply boards
- 4 development boards
- 20 auction markers
- 20 success markers
- 50 spice sacks
- 1 game board
Setup
Place the game board in the middle of the table.
Sort the game tiles by their back sides (A & B). Shuffle the 27 A game tiles face down and place them face up randomly on the 5 x 5 grid on the game board (= the playing area).
Place the 2 unused A game tiles face down without looking at them back in the box. The B game tiles are used in part B of the game; place them in the box for now. …