Players begin with eleven Minoans arranged in their Palace

The TZUKH dice is rolled to determine who starts

The initial Wanax placement on any of the 79 white squares is called the "kickoff"

The possible kickoff positions are named after birds and animals

Each player then, in turn, places their Wanax in the Labyrinth to engage

The opponent's placements are called "follows"

The possible follow squares are named after fish

Here terracotta won the roll to start

Who starts has virtually no effect on who ends up winning the game

but can steer the initial direction and mood of play

roll TZUKH to start

KICKOFF

EXAMPLE OF A FOUR PLAYER START

EXAMPLE OF A THREE PLAYER START

EXAMPLE OF A TWO PLAYER START

EXAMPLE OF A ONE PLAYER START

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FUN THREE PLAY

MAU KICKOFF

CHALLENGE AT SUNRISE

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