Who goes first in Smash Up?
Bigger Geekier Box comprehensive rules, English, thirty-two-page publisher PDF
Check these fantasy events in order: alien abduction, pirate press-ganging, a vampire bite, dragon burns, a princess's kiss, Cthulhu-induced madness, a teddy-bear attack, or being eaten by an orc. The most recent match to the first applicable event starts.
Rule details
These are the comprehensive rulebook's playful criteria, in priority order.
The separate formal faction-drafting procedure chooses its first drafter randomly.
Official tie-break or fallback
If none of the events applies, the group decides who starts.
Source & edition
- Smash Up — Alderac Entertainment Group rulesAlderac Entertainment Group · Setup, final paragraph and Kickin’ It Queensberry sidebar; PDF pages 4 · Checked 2026-09-23
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