Who goes first in Hick Hack in Gackelwack?
Zoch German web rules (archived 2007; English summary)
Everyone secretly chooses a hand card, and the cards are revealed only after all players have chosen. The rules do not assign a first player or a turn order for this selection phase.
Rule details
Before card selection, one player distributes a random grain to each farm without looking. The rules do not specify who performs this supply task, and it does not confer a first card-playing turn.
With two or three players, everyone starts with six cards and secretly selects two per round. You may not select a poultry card and a fox card of the same color together. Reveal only once everyone has selected.
Dice duels, including rerolls by tied contenders, decide who takes food at a farm. They do not select a starting player.
After feeding is resolved, replenish the farms and draw one replacement card per player, or two with two or three players. The next round uses the same secret-selection and reveal procedure.
Source & edition
- Hick Hack in Gackelwack: archived German web rulesZoch Verlag, author Stefan H. Dorra; copy hosted by Spiele4us · Der Spielablauf, phases 1–2: supply and secret card selection/reveal (p2); setup (p1); feeding and duels (p3–5); Eine neue Runde beginnt and publisher/author imprint (p6) · Checked 2026-09-26Printed page references: 2 von 6, 1 von 6, 3 von 6, 4 von 6, 5 von 6, 6 von 6
Image: © Zoch Verlag and Doris Matthäus · Spiele4us listing for original 2001 Zoch game
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