Inis: setup guide

Setup 01

Choose base or Seasons

The base tutorial has four players; the expansion tutorial has three. Set out twelve clans per player and separate Action, Advantage and Epic Tale cards. The count changes the Action deck, so a four-player packet must not be carried into the three-player lesson.

Setup 02

Construct the starting land

The recorded setup uses legal shuffled territories rather than the optional discovery layout. Interlock their shaped edges and check that each starting tile has at least two neighbours. Shared borders create land adjacency; touching corners do not.

Setup 03

Prepare capital and buildings

Identify the capital and the sanctuaries and citadels on the starting territories. The capital functions as a citadel during clashes. Put each revealed territory’s matching Advantage card where the future chieftain can find it.

Setup 04

Place the starting clans in order

Players place one clan at a time clockwise, twice. The resulting majorities affect chieftainship and the capital can determine the Brenn at Assembly. Inspect the shared starting position before moving into the draft rather than assuming every territory has a single owner.

Setup 05

Add only the selected expansion modules

For Seasons, inspect the season references, islands, harbours and King tile in that route’s setup. Islands have no land neighbours and sea travel uses its own rules. The fifth-player module and Nemed are not played in this three-player teaching game.

Before your first move

An Assembly establishes the Brenn, resolves the victory check and prepares the Season. Players draft green Action cards, then use cards or pass as the Season develops. Yellow Advantage cards reflect territory majorities, while red Epic Tales offer effects that can persist between Seasons.

This is a setup companion for the scenarios below, not a replacement for the publisher’s complete setup diagrams. Open the guided table to inspect the exact locations and the recorded deal.