Who goes first?
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Who goes first in Gutenberg?

Granna English rules distributed by Portal Games, copyright 2022, code 11393/3 UK

Compare the books each player most recently read. Whoever read the thickest of those books receives the first-player token.

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Rule details

During setup, the token holder chooses an initial order first, followed clockwise by the other players. The second order is chosen in reverse, starting with the last player.

During play, everyone plans simultaneously. The initiative markers assigned to each action determine who does that action first; ties follow the round's player order.

When playing with the automa, it starts with the first-player token. The automa supports solo play and can also join two or three human players.

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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