Who goes first in Alubari: A Nice Cup of Tea?
Studio H English rulebook (2019)
The player who most recently drank a cup of tea is the starting player and takes the starting player marker.
Rule details
Worker placement begins with the starting player and continues clockwise. During the game, taking the last Stockyard action space gives that player the starting player marker for subsequent placement rounds.
Source & edition
- Alubari: A Nice Cup of Tea: original English rulebook (archived copy)Studio H · Game Setup, step 17; Phase 4: Assign Workers to Actions; The Stockyard · Checked 2026-09-23Printed page references: 3, 5, 6
Image: © Studio H; illustration credited by distributor Gigamic to Cécile Guinement · Gigamic, distributor of Studio H
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