From the publisher’s rulebook

Who goes first in Aeon's End?

Indie English original base game

Draw the top card of the shuffled turn-order deck to determine who takes the first turn. It can be a player or the nemesis.

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

Rule details

Draw another turn-order card after each player or nemesis turn. If the deck is empty, shuffle the discarded turn-order cards to form a new deck.

In a three-player game, if the wild turn-order card appears, the players decide who takes that turn.

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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