From the publisher’s rulebook
Who goes first in Junk Orbit?
Renegade English rulebook, 2023 copyright, with solo mode
The player who most recently took out the garbage goes first. If nobody has done so, the rulebook suggests racing to the nearest bin to take out the garbage. Continue clockwise.
Rule details
This opening rule applies to multiplayer play. In solo mode, one person controls the fleet and may activate any of their ships on each turn.
Source & edition
- Junk Orbit: Renegade Game Studios rulesRenegade Game Studios · How to Play opening paragraph; Solo Mode setup and Activating Ships; PDF pages 6, 11, 12 · Checked 2026-09-23Printed page references: 6, 11, 12
Image: © Renegade Game Studios and any cover-art licensors or artists (precise ownership not stated in the rulebook) · Renegade Game Studios
If there’s a tie
The rulebook doesn’t say.
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