Who goes first?
From the publisher’s rulebook

Who goes first in Valley of the Kings?

Premium Edition, English AEG rules

Valley of the Kings box cover

Choose the starting player randomly.

Rule details

This is the Premium Edition instruction. The original edition has a different starting rule.

Source & edition

All 24 Alderac Entertainment Group starting rules

Image: © Alderac Entertainment Group, Inc. (Premium Edition publisher); illustration credited to Banu Andaru · Alderac Entertainment Group

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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