Who goes first in The Thing: The Boardgame?
Pendragon Game Studio English rules, 2021
The player who most recently watched The Thing starts as the Leader.
Rule details
Give that player the Leader Sheet. The Leader handles the opening weather phase; character movement later begins with the player to the Leader’s left.
The same opening criterion is repeated in the separate one-to-three-player rules.
If there’s a tie
The cited starting-player instruction does not specify a tie-break. We don’t infer one.
Source & edition
- The Thing: The Boardgame — English rulebookPendragon Game Studio / Ares Games · Setup, step 21; Game Overview; Character Movement; one-to-three-player setup; credits · Checked 2026-09-24
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