Who goes first in Agricola?
Revised Edition, Lookout Games English rules, 2016
Randomly determine who gets the starting player token. That player gets 2 food; each other player gets 3 food.
Rule details
In each work phase, players place people beginning with the starting player and continuing clockwise.
The starting player does not change automatically. A player becomes starting player by using the “Meeting Place” action space; if no one uses it, the token stays put.
In the solo game you start with 0 food.
If there’s a tie
The rulebook doesn’t say. If you need a tie-break, pick a player at random.
Source & edition
- Agricola (Revised Edition) — English rulebookLookout Games · Page 3, Setup (starting player token); page 6, Work Phase; page 12, Starting Player and Solo Game; copyright on page 1 · Checked 2026-09-25
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