diff --git a/packages/tabletop/src/__fixtures__/vite-build/games/harbor/harbor.md b/packages/tabletop/src/__fixtures__/vite-build/games/harbor/harbor.md
index edc74b8..6056add 100644
--- a/packages/tabletop/src/__fixtures__/vite-build/games/harbor/harbor.md
+++ b/packages/tabletop/src/__fixtures__/vite-build/games/harbor/harbor.md
@@ -36,5 +36,6 @@ role: setup
 type: game
 id: main
 setup:
-  /deck: harbor:token
+  - path: /deck
+    parts: harbor:token
 ```
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diff --git a/packages/tabletop/src/__fixtures__/vite-build/src/main.ts b/packages/tabletop/src/__fixtures__/vite-build/src/main.ts
index 54c6709..cb349d3 100644
--- a/packages/tabletop/src/__fixtures__/vite-build/src/main.ts
+++ b/packages/tabletop/src/__fixtures__/vite-build/src/main.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const tree = resolveMountTree(
   new Set(Object.keys(seeded.surfaces)),
 );
 
-export const seededPaths = Object.keys(seeded.paths);
+export const seededPaths = Object.keys(seeded.parts);
 export const expanded = expandSetupValue(pkg as never, 'harbor:token');
 export const placementCount = placements.length;
 export const matched = matchRoute({ route: '/dock/:seat', x: 0, y: 0, rotation: 0 }, '/dock/0');
diff --git a/packages/tabletop/src/setup.test.ts b/packages/tabletop/src/setup.test.ts
index a908ed3..e119b71 100644
--- a/packages/tabletop/src/setup.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tabletop/src/setup.test.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe('seedFromSetup', () => {
       type: 'game',
       id: 'main',
       surfaces: ['board#harbor'],
-      setup: { '/deck': 'harbor:card#fleet' },
+      setup: [{ path: '/deck', parts: 'harbor:card#fleet' }],
     };
     const state = seedFromSetup(pkg, setup);
     expect(state.surfaces).toEqual({ 'board#harbor': true });
@@ -48,8 +48,24 @@ describe('seedFromSetup', () => {
   });
 
   it('enables all surfaces when omitted', () => {
-    const setup = { type: 'game', id: 'main', setup: {} };
+    const setup = { type: 'game', id: 'main', setup: [] };
     const state = seedFromSetup(pkg, setup);
     expect(state.surfaces).toEqual({ 'board#harbor': true, 'hud#hand': true });
   });
+
+  it('applies placements in order, last path wins', () => {
+    // `harbor:card#fleet` is placed on /deck first, then moved to /hand. Each
+    // path's indices stay contiguous 0..n-1 so stacking stays valid.
+    const setup = {
+      type: 'game',
+      id: 'main',
+      setup: [
+        { path: '/deck', parts: ['harbor:card#fleet', 'harbor:token#wood'] },
+        { path: '/hand', parts: 'harbor:card#fleet' },
+      ],
+    };
+    const state = seedFromSetup(pkg, setup);
+    expect(state.parts['harbor:card#fleet']).toEqual({ path: '/hand', index: 0, face: true });
+    expect(state.parts['harbor:token#wood']).toEqual({ path: '/deck', index: 0, face: true });
+  });
 });
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diff --git a/packages/tabletop/src/setup.ts b/packages/tabletop/src/setup.ts
index 4574e92..3fdef1e 100644
--- a/packages/tabletop/src/setup.ts
+++ b/packages/tabletop/src/setup.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * `type` (no id) expands to all parts of that type during initialization.
  */
 import { useEffect } from 'react';
-import type { Package, Setup } from '@tts/bgm';
+import type { Package, Setup, SetupValue } from '@tts/bgm';
 import { useTabletopStore, type PartState } from './state.js';
 
 /**
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { useTabletopStore, type PartState } from './state.js';
  */
 export function expandSetupValue(
   pkg: Package,
-  value: string | string[],
+  value: SetupValue,
 ): string[] {
   const values = Array.isArray(value) ? value : [value];
   const out: string[] = [];
@@ -48,11 +48,23 @@ export function seedFromSetup(pkg: Package, setup: Setup): {
     for (const key of pkg.surfaces.keys()) surfaces[key] = true;
   }
 
+  // Apply placements in order: each moves its parts to its path. A part listed
+  // in a later placement ends up on that placement's path. Then index each
+  // path's parts contiguously, in placement order, so `index` is always a
+  // valid position within its path's stack.
   const parts: Record<string, PartState> = {};
-  for (const [path, value] of Object.entries(setup.setup)) {
-    const ids = expandSetupValue(pkg, value);
+  for (const placement of setup.setup) {
+    for (const id of expandSetupValue(pkg, placement.parts)) {
+      parts[id] = { path: placement.path, index: 0, face: true };
+    }
+  }
+  const byPath: Record<string, string[]> = {};
+  for (const [id, ps] of Object.entries(parts)) {
+    (byPath[ps.path] ??= []).push(id);
+  }
+  for (const [path, ids] of Object.entries(byPath)) {
     ids.forEach((id, index) => {
-      parts[id] = { path, index, face: true };
+      parts[id] = { ...parts[id]!, index };
     });
   }
   return { surfaces, parts };