From the source rules
Who goes first in Ganymede?
English Sorry We Are French rules
Whoever watched a science-fiction film or TV series most recently is the first player.
Source & edition
- Ganymede: Sorry We Are French rulesSorry We Are French · Setup, opening sentence; PDF pages 2 · Checked 2026-09-23Printed page references: 2Cited PDF pages: 2
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If there’s a tie
The rulebook doesn’t say.
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