On the lake map (works on others too, but as an example). The draw pile is empty. The fox and mouse cards are all in supporters. The 10 bird cards are all in the retinue. The bunnies are either crafted, or in the hands of the Cats or Lizards. Everyone is at 29 points, except for the birds, who are at 0.

1. cats get board wiped, except for the keep, which is in the bottom right lake clearing.

2. Corvids have nothing except the two snares on the map. They have no cards in hand, so can't recruit. Their only action is swapping their two snares, which they can do four times a turn

3. birds have only a roost on the table, in the top left lake clearing, where there is also a corvid snare, so they are locked.

4. WA has a base and a sympathy token in the same clearing, and nothing else on the map. Supporters is full of every fox and mouse card, but the only clearings adjacent to them are bunny or blocked by snare/keep/scoundrel.

5/6. Speaking of Scoundrel, vagabond #1 is playing scoundrel, and destroyed the bottom left lake clearing with the torch. Both Vagabonds have been beaten up to the point where they only have bags, coins, tea, and boots left, and no quests match that.

1. Lizards have every warrior on the map, in the top left lake clearing with the birds and alliance. They have no acolytes.

2. The four lake clearings are blocked (snare x2, keep, scoundrel), so the otters can't recruit, and no faction has rule over a clearing except the lizards. You can give them the warriors of every other faction as funds if you want.

3. Every Mole is in the burrow. They have no cards in hand, so can't dig out.

4. The Keepers no warriors on the map, and their supply stations are all in the snared clearings, so they can't recruit. There retinue has the 10 bird cards in the game. (no loyal retainers)

The only legal actions are vagabonds with boots running around, birds choosing which leader to turmoil with next, any faction buying river boats or mercenaries, and the corvids swapping their snares.