Who goes first in Thames & Kosmos games?

18 starting-player rules checked against Thames & Kosmos rulebooks.

All publishers

• A Column of FireWhoever was most recently in a church takes the starting player marker and begins the game.
• Adventure Games: Monochrome Inc.Whoever most recently watched or read a thriller goes first.
• Adventure Games: The DungeonWhoever most recently read a fantasy novel or watched a fantasy movie or show goes first.
• Adventure Games: The Gloom City FileWhoever most recently read or watched a thriller goes first.
• Adventure Games: The Grand Hotel AbaddonWhoever most recently read a ghost story goes first.
• Adventure Games: The Volcanic IslandWhoever most recently saw an island goes first.
• Anno 1800: The Board GameWhoever was abroad most recently takes the starting-player token and starts the game.
• AqualinThe player who was most recently in the ocean goes first.
• Catch the MoonWhoever most recently saw a full moon starts.
• KahunaThe player who needs a vacation more urgently starts.
• Lost Cities: RivalsThe player whose birthday occurred most recently starts.
• Lost Cities: Roll & WriteThe group's greatest adventurer takes the first turn.
• Roll for AdventureThe player the group determines to be the most heroic starts.
• Switch & SignalThe person who most recently had to wait for a train is the first active player. If nobody has had to wait for one, the group decides who starts.
• TargiThe player who most recently ate dates goes first. If neither player has ever eaten dates, the player using blue starts.
• The Crew: Mission Deep SeaThe player holding the four-submarine card is the captain and leads the first trick.
• The Liberation of RietburgThe player considered most heroic takes the first turn.
• The Pillars of the EarthThe player who most recently saw a cathedral starts the first round.

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.