At the table · Last step before game night

Turn 1 at the Table

What does our first turn look like, from the card draw to the victory check?

18:47 · running time

Ticks itself once you've watched nearly all of it.

In a nutshell

England v France and Spain v Ottomans: can't end on Turn 1
Mandatory cards: play them the turn you draw them, then 2 CP
Papal Bull: England v Spain can drop to 3 CP, then one Spanish step into Ireland or Scotland starts a war that never ends
Spain: use the starting treasure this turn; no Philip and Elisabeth de Valois wedding on Turn 1 means one card less on Turn 2
England: Elizabeth single = 1 VP a turn; The Sublime Porte can take the Ottomans; you score when the Ottomans climb
Spring deployment: one sea zone, and never one with another major power's ships in port

Hand sizes come from your keys: Spain's last open box says five, and Philip adds one, so Spain gets six. Everyone else gets four. At 1:03.

Papal Bull starts with a check for the Papacy: each side rolls a die and Spain adds one for its influence. The winner picks the option, and one excommunicates Queen Elizabeth. At 5:30.

Check yourself

No marks, no pressure. Finish the questions and watch the video, and the lesson is ticked whatever your score.

Rules covered

2.1 · 2.2 · 3 · 3.2 · 3.3 · 6.1 · 6.2 · 7 · 9 · 9.1 · 9.2 · 9.4 · 9.5 · 11 · 12 · 16.4 · 18.4 · 18.5 · 20.2 · 20.4 · 20.5 · 20.6 · 21 · 21.1 · 21.2 · 22 · 22.1 · 22.2 · 23.6 · 24.5 · 24.6 · 25.2 · 25.3 · 10 step 5 · 10 step 6 · board · Card #3 · Card #33 · Card #36 · Card #37 · Card #5 · Cards #4, #5, #6, #37, #38 · England card · France card · MAP · power cards · SB p.11 · SB p.12 · SB p.13 · SB p.16 · SB p.30 · SB p.33 · SB p.6 · SB p.7 · SB pp.6 to 7 · Sequence of Play · Spain card · STATUS ruling