Who goes first?
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Who goes first in Blokus?

Mattel Blokus BJV44 English instructions (2014)

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Choose a player to go first. Turns then pass clockwise.

Rule details

This edition's standard four-player rules do not fix blue as the first color. A two-player variant separately prescribes a color order.

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If there’s a tie

The rulebook doesn’t say. If you need a tie-break, pick a player at random.

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