Indonesia
Are companies available at the start, and is the first turn's merger phase skipped?
The rulebook preparation and mergers sections say this directly.
- Indonesia rulebook · Rulebook · 3. Mergers
- Desiderata · Community · 2017-02-04
Yes, the first set of company deeds is on the map from setup, though players only start them in the Acquisitions phase. The Mergers phase is skipped in the first year, until a player has researched a Merger step.