Who goes first in Evolution?
North Star Games English base-game rulebook, PDF created 2017
Randomly determine the first player and give that player the First Player Marker.
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- Evolution — North Star Games English base-game rulebookNorth Star Games · Set-Up, final bullet · Checked 2026-09-28
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If your rules call for a random choice, use the player picker.
Rule details
The rulebook does not prescribe a particular random selection method.
This answer covers the base game in the cited North Star rulebook, not Evolution: Climate or another printing.
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