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Was redirected via a link, so apologies for reviving an old post. I agree with OP's sentiment about first player being too advantageous. However, I have some theories that might be worth considering: 1. The base game, without any expansions including starter pack, can be very unforgiving at start. B...

Hi all, Thanks for the lively discussion and taking interest in my post. Like Mathew5000 pointed out, my odds were (and still are) pretty unfavorable so it piques my interest whether this is simply luck. As an update, I am currently at: 58/176 Which is just about 33%. It's improving but very gradual...

Thanks for filling me in - didn't know BGA determined first pick, not a special logic in Wingspan. Apologies if this violated rules for posting, and appreciate not deleting the post if so. Prior to my tallying first picks, there was a streak of games where I was rarely awarded first pick. This promp...

Currently at 51 games and still only 12 games I've went first. That is clearly below 25%. I'm starting to doubt this is purely random and suspect some other factor is at play here.

Hi, I was trying to figure out how the first player to go is determined. I recall reading it was random, but in a duel, I should roughly be awarded first turn half the time. Seeing how I wasn't receiving nearly as frequent first turns, I decided to do a little experiment across 30 games and discover...