Official rule text
9 GAME BOARD SETUP When playing with five, seven, or eight players, the “Create Game Board” step of setup is modified as described below. Five-Player Setup During the “Deal System Tiles” substep, each player is dealt three blue tiles and two red tiles. Before the “Place System Tiles” substep, the players place the hyperlane tiles exactly as shown in the “Game Board Setup” diagram. Seven-Player Setup During the “Deal System Tiles” substep, each player is dealt four blue tiles and two red tiles. Before the “Place System Tiles” substep, the players place the hyperlane tiles exactly as shown in the “Game Board Setup” diagram. Then, before placing system tiles, the speaker draws five tiles—two red and three blue—from the unused tiles and places them one at time in an order of their choice so they are faceup, adjacent to Mecatol Rex following normal rules for placing tiles. Eight-Player Setup During the “Deal System Tiles” substep, each player is dealt four blue tiles and two red tiles. Then, before placing system tiles, the speaker draws four tiles—two red and two blue—from the unused tiles and places them one at time in an order of their choice so they are faceup, adjacent to Mecatol Rex following normal rules for placing tiles. HYPERLANE SETUP For the game board setups described on this page,