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Is a Monster Surge resolved during setup?

The rulebook text supports this answer, and forum posts agree.

  • Eldritch Horror rulebook · Rulebook · Setup
  • TrueLolzor · Community · 2014-06-03
  • BertMcCloud · Community · 2014-06-03
  • randomlife · Community · 2018-03-14
  • dumbdiety · Community · 2018-03-01

No — setup places the number of Gates shown on the Reference card, and each Gate spawns its own Monster, but no surge happens. Monster Surge is a Mythos-phase effect.

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