Who goes first in A Column of Fire?
Thames & Kosmos English rulebook, product 692650
Whoever was most recently in a church takes the starting player marker and begins the game.
Rule details
The starting player does not change during the game. Other players follow clockwise in both halves of each year.
If there’s a tie
The cited starting-player instruction does not specify a tie-break. We don’t infer one.
Source & edition
- A Column of Fire — Thames & Kosmos English manualThames & Kosmos · Game Preparation; Overview of Gameplay: Course of the Game · Checked 2026-09-23
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