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What is the setup order, and who takes the first turn?

The round one, round two and set-up sections give this order directly, and the posts agree.

  • CATAN rulebook · Rulebook · Round One
  • CATAN rulebook · Rulebook · Round Two
  • dcclark · Community · 2024-09-08
  • Argus Panoptes · Community · 2024-09-08
  • Grape Ape · Community · 2017-10-25

In round one each player rolls both dice, the highest roller places the first settlement and road, and the others follow clockwise. In round two the order reverses, so the starting player places their second settlement last and then takes the first turn of the game.

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