I happened into a blog post sayIng that 1st edition rules (without a discrete initiative roll) is hard to adjudicate.
I remember to find it superior to the latter rulesets where you had a separate initiative roll. Also, as I recollect, the highest roller (who wins the initiative in 1st editon...
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