From the publisher’s rulebook

Who goes first in Trismegistus: The Ultimate Formula?

English original Board&Dice rules, 28-page booklet

For the introductory game, choose randomly or let the most experienced player start. Standard setup instead names the last player to perform an alchemical transmutation, with random selection as an alternative.

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Rule details

The introductory starter receives the Duval Laboratory board. Standard setup skips that introductory assignment.

The base solo setup puts the human player first. An optional difficulty increase instead makes Botmegistus start, without a compensating Ethereal die.

These instructions belong to The Ultimate Formula, not the separately listed New Edition.

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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