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.
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.
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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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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