Who goes first in Foothills?
Lookout Games English edition, 2019
Choose a starting player; the rules suggest the person who most recently dug soil in their garden.
Rule details
Give the selected player the starting-player chit; that player keeps it for the entire game.
Players then choose two starting resources in reverse play order.
The two players alternate turns beginning with the starting player.
Source & edition
- Foothills: English rulebookLookout Games · Setup, step 10; Course of Play · Checked 2026-09-24Printed page references: 5, 6
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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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