WHO GOES FIRST

[MsRita]

Why does whomever I play always go first except sometimes the first round. This is an unfair advantage.

[gvalkering]

The first player who takes stones from the centre gets the White stone. It goes in the last line and is a minus point. It also gives you the privilige to start the next round.

[fuerdrake]

Might be worth repeating in the rules or putting in bold or something in the rules.

Now that I know the rule, I can find it, but as a new player, I was getting frustrated that, after nearly 100 rounds of play, I had only drafted 1st one time.

I've hosted 9 games, and I have never started 1st. If it gets to 20 or so and is still a pattern, I guess I'll report a bug?

[Effgee]

Have you ever done a rematch against the same player? I think BGA systematically switches starting player. If you are second in both games then definitely a bug worth filing!

[fuerdrake]

For games 11 and 13 I went first, so no bug, just a long stretch.

But putting in some additional emphasis of the 1st Tile would help.