I don't really understand how to choose, as a keeper, the objective on a map. I can see that i have 3 choices (let's say on the 1st map). 1a, 1b, 1c.

Do I choose the combination of letter+number that corresponds to the answer i ve chosen on the first question or should I choose what is more prefferable for me?

If the 1st is correct, does this mean that the objective always depends on question #1?

In other words the answer to the 1st question, determines the clue #1 as well as the objective?

On my version of the game, bought some days ago, there are 4 Objectives for map #1. 1a, 1b, 1c, 1c. On the second "1c" there is a small "R" on the bottom right of the card.

Thanks in advance

MoM is one of those great games that takes a LOT of preparation time and understanding. Every time I go back to playing again I have to delve into a refresher course on exactly how to setup the game since that is pivotal and confusing.

You mentioned the 1st map, "The Fall of the House of Lynch" is Story 1, so I assume that's what you're referring to.

You mention CLUE cards, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1cR. The "R" card was a replacement since the original 1c needed errata. Just replace 1c with 1cR. You should have 3 cards 1a, 1b, 1cR matching your 3 Story Choices.

In the House of Lynch story, Question 1 has 3 answers, question 2 has 2 answers, and question 3 has 2 answers. So you'll end up with choices such as: 1B, 2A, 3B that define your story. YOU choose which answer to each of the questions and that will give you a different list of Clue Exploration cards to pull.

In my example, I picked 1B as the answer for the first question, so I'd pull the Exploration CLUE card 1B AND the Objective card 1B.

Looking at the Seed Cards section of the Keeper Guide for Story 1 (House of Lynch), you'll see that Clue 1 (which in my example is card 1B) is placed depending on my choice of question 2. Since I chose 2A, Clue card 1B is seeded in the Basement Landing: "2A: Clue 1 , Magical Lock". Clue 1 means card 1B in my example since that's what I chose in question 1.

The confusion often comes from the fact that the answer to question 1 selects which Objective and Exploration Clue card you pick, but the answers to other questions (question 2 in the Fall of the House of Lynch) determines which location it goes in!

So yes, the objective depends on your choice of answer to question 1. And yes, it determines which Clue to use as well.

Placement depends on your other answers which also define which Clue cards you pick to seed.

This is certainly a confusing process, but it leads to a very flexible system which allows a high amount of replayability since the same story might well have different objectives and different clues in different locations based on the answers chosen for any particular game.

Hope this helps.

You sir, are very kind and patient for writing down all these informations about the setup process. You were pretty helpful.

Thank you for all your effort.

You're welcome. Enjoy the game!