Who goes first in Caverna: The Cave Farmers?
Lookout Games English rulebook
Randomly determine the player who gets the Starting player token.
If your rules call for a random choice, use the player picker.
Rule details
Starting Food depends on turn order: the Starting player and the player to their left get 1 Food, the third player gets 2, and each other player gets 3.
In the Work phase, the Starting player places first, then play continues clockwise.
The token is not passed at the end of a round; a player becomes Starting player only by using the "Starting player" Action space.
If there’s a tie
The rulebook doesn’t say. If you need a tie-break, pick a player at random.
Source & edition
- Caverna: The Cave Farmers — RulesLookout Games · Page 2, setup (Starting player token and Food); page 8, Work phase; page 22, Action space: Starting player · Checked 2026-09-25
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