Who goes first in Cephalofair Games games?

3 starting-player rules checked against Cephalofair Games rulebooks.

All publishers

• GloomhavenCephalofair English original editionPlayers secretly choose two cards and select one as their leading card. Reveal those initiatives and a card for each monster type present; the lowest initiative acts first.
• GloomhavenCephalofair Second Edition English rulebookThere is no fixed first player. Each round, characters and monsters act in initiative order, and whoever revealed the lowest initiative value goes first.
• Gloomhaven: Jaws of the LionThere is no fixed first player. Each round, players secretly choose two ability cards, and figures then act in initiative order, starting with the lowest initiative.

Each answer is our reviewed summary of that edition’s publisher rulebook. Open a game for its source, tie-break and edition details. Or pick a starting player at random.