cr:4.1

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• cr:4.1.1The process of starting a game is referred to as the start-of-game procedure. Players do not get priority during the start-of-game procedure.
• cr:4.1.2First, each player places their hero card face up in their hero zone.
• cr:4.1.3Second, a player is selected and chooses the first-turn-player. If it is the first game of a match, one of the players is selected using a random method that is mutually agreeable. If it is not the first game of a match, the player who lost first in the previous game of the match is the selected player; or if the previous game ended in a draw, the selected player is the same as in the previous game. The select player then chooses any player to be the first-turn-player.
• cr:4.1.4Third, each player selects arena-cards from their card-pool that they will start the game with.[1.3.2d]
• cr:4.1.5Fourth, each player selects the deck-cards from their card-pool that will become their deck.
• cr:4.1.6Fifth, all other cards in a player’s card-pool that were not selected during [4.1.4] or [4.1.5] become that player’s inventory.
• cr:4.1.7Sixth, each player shuffles and presents their starting deck to an opponent to be shuffled and/or cut.
• cr:4.1.8Seventh, each player in clockwise order equips their respective weapons and equipment, starting with the first turn-player .[1.1.6][8.5.41] Any other cards that start the game in a zone other than the deck zone are put in their respective zones. The “start of the game” event occurs and effects that trigger at the start of the game are triggered. Layers on the stack resolve and game state actions are performed as if all players are passing priority in succession until the stack is empty.[1.10.2]
• cr:4.1.9Eighth and finally, each player draws cards up to their hero’s intellect and the first turn-player begins their Start Phase.

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