Who goes first in Food Chain Magnate?
Splotter English base game
Shuffle the restaurant chains’ turn-order markers and draw them to form the initial order. Starting restaurants are placed in reverse order, beginning with the last player.
Rule details
During play, Restructuring is simultaneous. In Order of Business, players choose positions on the turn-order track; most open company slots chooses first, with ties resolved by the previous turn order.
The first restaurant-placement pass permits passing. Those who passed must place in a second pass, in turn order.
Source & edition
- Food Chain Magnate: English rulebookSplotter Spellen · Colofon; Initial order of play; Placing the first restaurants; Phase 2: Order of business · Checked 2026-09-26Printed page references: 1, 6, 7
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If your rules call for a random choice, use the player picker.
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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