Who goes first in Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion?
Cephalofair Games English Learn-to-Play guide, 2020
There is no fixed first player. Each round, players secretly choose two ability cards, and figures then act in initiative order, starting with the lowest initiative.
Official tie-break or fallback
If a character ties with a monster, the character goes first. If two characters tie, compare the initiative value of their second card.
Rule details
Of the two cards each player selects, one is chosen as the initiative card that sets the character's place in the round.
Initiative order is set again every round.
Source & edition
- Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion: Learn to Play guideCephalofair Games · Page 6, Card Selection; page 7, Ordering of Initiative · Checked 2026-09-25Printed page references: 6, 7
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