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Who goes first in Roll Player?

Thunderworks English base game

Everyone rolls a die. The player with the highest result is the starting player.

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Roll Player: English rulebookThunderworks Games · Game setup steps 1 and 13 · Checked 2026-09-26Printed page references: 7
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  <p><strong>Who goes first in Roll Player?</strong> Everyone rolls a die. The player with the highest result is the starting player.</p>
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