Who goes first in Septima?

Rule details

Give that player the Starting Player token. Players choose and reveal Action cards simultaneously, then resolve their actions in clockwise turn order.

Initial Leader placement proceeds counterclockwise from the last player. In the Full Game, the starting Spell choices and Ritual-marker placement use that same reverse order.

At the end of Autumn, Winter and Spring, pass the Starting Player token clockwise.

In solo play, you take the Starting Player token at setup.

If there’s a tie

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

Source & edition

• Septima — Mindclash Games rulesMindclash Games · Cover; player setup steps 10–14; Select Action and Resolve Action; End of Season; solo player setup; credits; PDF pages 1, 6, 7, 12, 14, 20 · Checked 2026-09-23

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