What is the correct procedure to start a game in Riftbound?
Ruling: The correct game start procedure is: place hidden champion and legend, reveal both, choose one BF from 3 and place it hidden, reveal BF, determine turn order randomly, then draw and mulligan (with player 1 mulliganing first, then player 2).
Sequence:
- Players place hidden champion and hidden legend
- Both players reveal champion and legend
- Players choose one BF from 3 and place it hidden
- Both players reveal their chosen BF
- Turn order is chosen by one random method
- Players draw cards
- Player 1 mulligans first
- Player 2 mulligans second
- Turn 1 begins
Nuances:
- The second player mulligans after the first player, which provides a small informational advantage (seeing opponent's mulligan decisions can inform your own mulligan choices)
- BF selection happens before turn order determination, as this can affect mulligan decisions