Luck
Starting
Starting noun - A turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning).
Both words in one sentence
- Through a combination of poor character design, bad luck and starting on a Monday, it is actually possible to enter the game with 0HP and die without taking a single turn.
Source: Press Start to Game Over - Luck is less prominent in Fallout 3, but each point of Luck is worth an extra multiplier chance of critical hits and provides bonuses to all starting skill levels.
Source: Luck Stat - Pandemic can be lost on the first player turn with a combination of bad luck: the starting 3-cube cities being adjacent to each other, most of the starting cities sharing their color, and a first-turn Epidemic draw.
Source: Press Start to Game Over
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