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.
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.
Source & edition
- A Game of Thrones: The Board Game: Rulebook (Second Edition)Fantasy Flight Games · Page 4, Setup steps 6 and 8; page 11, The Iron Throne Track · Checked 2026-09-25Printed page references: 4, 11
Image: © Fantasy Flight Games and licensed A Song of Ice and Fire artwork/brand rights holders · Fantasy Flight Games
If your rules call for a random choice, use the player picker.
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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