Who goes first in Nomads?
Ludonaute English rules, ©2017
Whoever most recently told a story starts. Choosing a player at random is also an official option.
Official tie-break or fallback
You may choose randomly instead of using the storytelling criterion; the rulebook does not limit this option to ties.
Rule details
Regular turns proceed clockwise.
With fewer than five players, the person to the starter’s right first places the unused Adventurers’ discs during setup. That setup task does not make them the first player.
In the Lumarathon variant, if you have just finished Oh Captain!, its last Captain starts Nomads instead.
Source & edition
- Nomads: Ludonaute rulesLudonaute · Setup; turn sequence; Lumarathon variant; edition credits; PDF pages 1, 3, 4, 8 · Checked 2026-09-23Printed page references: 3, 4, 8
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