Who goes first in Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game?
Fantasy Flight Games English rulebook
Randomly choose a player to be the first player and give them the current player token. That player chooses their character first and takes the first turn.
If your rules call for a random choice, use the player picker.
Rule details
Character selection proceeds clockwise from the first player.
The starting player does not draw Skill Cards during setup; everyone else draws three.
Players take complete turns clockwise; at the end of a turn, the current player token passes to the left.
If there’s a tie
The rulebook doesn’t say. If you need a tie-break, pick a player at random.
Source & edition
- Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game — RulebookFantasy Flight Games · Setup steps 3, 4 and 8; Game Turn; end of the Crisis step · Checked 2026-09-25
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