From the publisher’s rulebook
Who goes first in Kawaii?
Helvetiq multilingual rules, English sheet
Whoever most recently ate ice cream starts the first round. Card-flipping turns proceed clockwise.
Rule details
The player with the lowest score starts subsequent rounds.
Capturing a pile can interrupt the turn sequence. The rock-paper-scissors tie-break in the rules resolves simultaneous captures of a pile, not a tie over who starts.
Source & edition
- Kawaii: Helvetiq rulesHelvetiq · English sheet: How to play; End of the game and scoring; PDF pages 1 · Checked 2026-09-23
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If there’s a tie
The rulebook doesn’t say.
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