From the publisher’s rulebook
Who goes first in Pandemic Legacy: Season 1?
Z-Man Games English rulebook, 2015
Take all the pawns and blindly draw one. That pawn’s player goes first.
Rule details
This is the last setup step (“Begin play”), done at the start of each game in the campaign.
Play proceeds clockwise: after a player finishes infecting cities, the player on their left goes next.
Source & edition
- Pandemic Legacy: Season 1: Rulebook (Blue)Z-Man Games · Page 7, Setup step 10 (Begin play) and Play; copyright on page 15 · Checked 2026-09-25Printed page references: 7, 15
Image: © Z-Man Games / Asmodee · Z-Man Games
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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