Who goes first in Arkham Horror?
Fantasy Flight Games second edition English rulebook, 2005
Select one player at random to be the first player and give them the first player marker.
Rule details
During each phase, every player acts in turn, starting with the first player and continuing clockwise.
At the end of each game turn, after the Mythos Phase, the first player marker passes to the player on the left.
The first player also makes group decisions when players cannot agree, such as monster placement.
Source & edition
- Arkham Horror: RulebookFantasy Flight Games · Page 5, Setup step 3 'Choose First Player' and The Game Turn; page 12, Turn End · Checked 2026-09-25Printed page references: 5, 12
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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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