Who goes first in Eagle-Gryphon Games games?

12 starting-player rules checked against Eagle-Gryphon Games rulebooks.

All publishers

• Baseball Highlights: 2045Randomly assign the Visiting and Home teams. The Visiting team plays first.
• Bot FactoryThe person who last bought a robot starts the first worker-placement phase. You may instead choose that player randomly.
• Escape PlanThe rulebook names whoever most recently robbed a bank as the initial starter. That player leads the opening City-tile placement; the order reverses before the first Player Action phase.
• FederationAgree on a method for choosing the starter. Give the chosen player the President of the Senate pawn; they begin the Ambassador phase.
• Incan GoldEagle-Gryphon English rules, ©2018, meeple editionEveryone makes their explore-or-return decision simultaneously. Choose a Guide, preferably someone who already knows the game, to coordinate play.
• Incan GoldEagle-Gryphon English rules, ©2024, Explore/Exit-card editionPlayers take their turns simultaneously. Pick a Guide to manage the Temple cards and coordinate the phases; there is no individual first explorer.
• Inventions: Evolution of IdeasWith three or four players, whoever most recently invented something takes the first position in turn order. With two players, randomize the order of both players and Chronos.
• LisboaThe player who most recently visited Lisboa starts and takes the Starting Player marker.
• Mercado de LisboaWhoever last visited a market takes the first turn.
• MoroccoThe player who most recently traveled to Morocco starts and takes the start-player marker.
• On MarsThe player with the most viewings of The Martian chooses a turn-order space first. After everyone chooses, the lowest occupied numbered space takes the first Colonization turn.
• Rococo: Deluxe EditionIn multiplayer, whoever last used a needle and thread takes the first action turn.

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.