Who goes first in Thames & Kosmos games?
20 starting-player rules checked against Thames & Kosmos sources. Open an answer for its edition and cited passage.
- 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.
- Imhotep: Builder of EgyptPlayers decide who will start. That player takes 2 stones; the next player to the left takes 3, the third 4, and the fourth 5, when those players are present.
- IngeniousThe youngest player begins. Play then proceeds clockwise.
- 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 the cited edition’s published rules. Sources include rulebooks and official online references. Open a game for its source and setup details. Or pick a starting player at random.
