Who goes first in Cosmic Encounter?
Fantasy Flight Games English rulebook, 2018
In the players' first game, the youngest player is the first player. Otherwise, reveal cards from the destiny deck until one matches a player's color; that player is the first player. Then shuffle the destiny deck.
Rule details
Players take turns in clockwise order starting with the first player; on each turn the active player has an encounter.
Source & edition
- Cosmic Encounter: RulebookFantasy Flight Games · Page 5, Setup step 7 (Choose First Player); page 7, The Game · Checked 2026-09-25Printed page references: 5, 7
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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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