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Setup

Setup for each game of Gundam Assemble is dictated by your chosen scenario. Choose a scenario and follow the instructions below to set up the game.

Before gameplay, each player will build both their squad of units and their accompanying Tactics deck.

  1. Place the game board in the center of the play space.
  2. Add the following components to the board as indicated by your chosen scenario:
    1. Bases or Carriers.
    2. Garrisons.
    3. Upgrades.
    4. Energy.
    5. Scenario Objectives.
    6. Terrain.
  3. Place the following additional components in the play space within reach of all players:
    1. Additional Upgrades.
    2. Status effect tokens.
    3. Energy.
    4. Attack dice.
    5. Objective control tokens.
    6. Other unit or scenario-specific components.
  4. Place the Timeline track near the game board.
  5. Each player reveals their chosen squad of units and places the corresponding components on their side of the play space. Each unit includes:
    1. A miniature representing that unit on the game board.
    2. A card depicting that unit’s stats, weapons, and abilities.
    3. A Timeline token representing that unit on the Timeline track.
    4. Some units will also come with unit-specific tokens or other components.
  6. Each player places the Timeline tokens for each of their units on the Timeline track based on each unit’s starting Timeline value. If more than one of your units is placed on the same space of the Timeline, stack the tokens on top of each other in your preferred order.
  7. The player whose unit(s) has the lowest starting Timeline value will act first. If units belonging to more than one player are tied, each player rolls a single attack die and the player with the higher roll plays first.
  8. Each player resolves any setup abilities printed on their unit cards in activation order starting with the first player to act. If a player has multiple setup abilities, resolve each ability in your preferred order.