Starting the Game: Players choose a playing piece and place it on Start Space. Roll the die to choose player rank, if a tie youngest player goes first. Each player starts the game with 10 Coins. Place Bowser Cards and Event Cards in marked areas on the game board. Place the Coins within reach of all players. Place one Star in pawn holder and follow diagram below under Buying a Star for placement. Place all remaining unused stars off to the side of the board until needed. Objective: Be the player with the most collected Stars at the end of the game to be the winner of the Mushroom Kingdom! Winner: Player with the most collected Stars after 20 Rounds. After each player has taken a turn a round has finished. Keep track of which round you are on by moving the round counter after each round finishes.