Who goes first in Last Will?
English CGE base-game publisher rules
Whoever most recently paid for something receives the starting-player marker and begins the planning phase.
Rule details
With three or more players, the marker holder chooses a plan first, followed clockwise by the others. The chosen plans determine order for the remaining phases.
With two players, the marker holder first blocks a plan with a neutral marker. The opponent blocks another and chooses their own plan; the marker holder then chooses from the remaining plans.
Source & edition
- Last Will: Czech Games Edition rulesCzech Games Edition · Player setup; Planning and Planning in a 2-player game; PDF pages 3, 5 · Checked 2026-09-23Printed page references: 3, 5
Image: © Czech Games Edition and any cover-art licensors or artists (precise ownership not stated in the rulebook) · Czech Games Edition
If there’s a tie
The rulebook doesn’t say.
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