From the publisher’s rulebook

Who goes first in Fearsome Floors?

2F-Spiele German Finstere Flure rules, ©2003/2017 · English

In the basic game, the player who most resembles the game’s monster begins and takes the starting-player token.

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Rule details

After the monster moves, pass the starting-player token to the left; its new holder begins the next movement phase.

In the experienced-player setup, the player to the left of whoever placed the final floor tile takes the starting-player token and begins instead.

Our interpretation

This is an English summary of the identified German rulebook. Its comparison refers to the game’s monster, not an arbitrary monster chosen by the group.

If there’s a tie

The cited starting-player instruction does not specify a tie-break. We don’t infer one.

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