The Passenger Manifest
Select the sets on the table, the way you are playing, the player count and any variants. Every step, ruling and script below adapts to your choices.
Sets in play
Way to play
Players three to six; the Cultist joins at four and six in the standard game
Modules & variants optional; preludes need From the Abyss, the No-Cultist variant needs 4 or 6 players in a standard game
Setup
Follow the steps in order; each cites its source pages. Where the Rules Reference and the Learn to Play differ, the Rules Reference is applied (it is the definitive source) — except in the learning game, which follows the Learn to Play’s first-game setup as the Rules Reference itself directs (Rules Ref p.23). From the Abyss changes apply when the expansion is selected.
Components
Every component the rulebooks picture for the sets you’ve selected, with its count — tap a picture to enlarge it. From the Abyss swaps in its updated title cards, Jam Tin Grenade item card and reference sheets (From the Abyss p.3).
Rules Reference
Tap a heading to open it. Contents adapt to your sets, mode and player count. Citations: Learn to Play, Rules Ref (with its § paragraph numbers), From the Abyss; the Unofficial FAQ is labelled and never overrides the books.
Search the Rulebooks
Answers from this page come first, then every matching page of the Learn to Play, the Rules Reference, the From the Abyss rulebook (when selected) and the community Unofficial FAQ.