Who goes first in Bargain Quest?
English base-game rulebook, 112-item-card edition
Give the initial quest token to the player who most recently paid cash for goods or a service.
Rule details
The first Supply step uses a shared draft: everyone chooses a card before passing the remaining cards left. The token does not give its holder the first choice of every phase.
Shopping order depends on the displays. Equal appeal is broken by total displayed price, then clockwise order from the quest-token holder. The last shop to receive a hero takes the token.
The current token holder starts the Upgrade step, followed by the other players clockwise.
Source & edition
- Bargain Quest: Renegade Game Studios rulesRenegade Game Studios · Setup step 3; Supply, Shopping and Upgrade steps; PDF pages 4, 6, 8, 12 · Checked 2026-09-23Printed page references: 3, 5, 7, 11
Image: © Renegade Game Studios; Victoria Ying · Renegade Game Studios
If there’s a tie
The rulebook doesn’t say.
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