Every knight has a shield with a number on it. Above it burn the fires he has already lit.
When choosing, whoever has the most fires goes first. When building it is the other way around - whoever is behind goes first.
If two knights have the same number of fires, the higher crest number goes first, when choosing and when building.
Example
For parents
What does this exercise practice?
Whose turn? practices comparing and ordering numbers and turns sorting into a puzzle - when building, whoever has the fewest fires goes first, but a tie still goes to the higher crest number.
Common pitfalls
When building, children often still name the knight with the most fires. It helps to look first for whoever has the fewest fires. A second pitfall is a tie: when building, the higher crest number still goes first, not the lower one.
How to practice at home
When playing a board game at home, try one round in reverse order: whoever won last time starts.