Who goes first in Federation?
Eagle-Gryphon English V8 public rulebook, Explor8 ©2022, linked from the Deluxe edition
Agree on a method for choosing the starter. Give the chosen player the President of the Senate pawn; they begin the Ambassador phase.
Rule details
Before play, players choose Starting tiles counterclockwise, beginning with the person to the starter’s right. This is a setup draft, separate from the clockwise Ambassador turns.
The President’s Office action can change who starts the next round.
If there’s a tie
The cited starting-player instruction does not specify a tie-break. We don’t infer one.
Source & edition
- Federation — Eagle-Gryphon Games rulesEagle-Gryphon Games · How to Play / Ambassador Phase; President’s Office; credits; PDF pages 7, 20, 32 · Checked 2026-09-23
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