From the publisher’s rulebook

Who goes first in Dixit?

English refresh edition · 2021 credits, eight voting dials

Whoever comes up with a clue for a card first becomes the opening storyteller.

Rule details

After a turn, the storyteller role moves to the player on the current storyteller’s left.

Source & edition

Dixit: refreshed English rulebookLibellud · PDF page 2, How to play opening sentence and End of turn; PDF page 1, Credits 2021 · Checked 2026-09-23Printed page references: Unnumbered How to play page
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If there’s a tie

The rulebook doesn’t say.

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  <p><strong>Who goes first in Dixit?</strong> Whoever comes up with a clue for a card first becomes the opening storyteller.</p>
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