Who goes first?
From the publisher’s rulebook

Who goes first in A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition)?

Fantasy Flight Games second edition English rulebook, 2011

Turn order follows the Iron Throne Influence track: the House whose token is in position 1 goes first. Starting positions are set by each House's player screen during setup.

If your rules call for a random choice, use the player picker.

Rule details

Players choose their Houses, or may determine them randomly, before placing Influence tokens.

With fewer than six players, Influence tokens slide left to fill empty positions on each track.

The House in position 1 on the Iron Throne track holds the Iron Throne token and decides most ties; the track can change when Clash of Kings bidding happens.

If there’s a tie

The rulebook doesn’t say. If you need a tie-break, pick a player at random.

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