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Who goes first in Keyflower?

HUCH! English edition

The player dealt the lowest-numbered home tile starts the spring season and takes the purple start-player worker.

Rule details

Play proceeds clockwise. In later seasons, the winner of the previous season’s highest-numbered start-player tile starts.

Source & edition

Keyflower: English rulebookR&D Games / HUCH! · Setup G–H; Start of season · Checked 2026-09-26Printed page references: 2, 3
PDF page 2 PDF page 3

Image: © HUCH!, R&D Games, and cover artist Juliet Breese (precise ownership split not stated on product page) · HUCH! / Hutter Trade

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  <p><strong>Who goes first in Keyflower?</strong> The player dealt the lowest-numbered home tile starts the spring season and takes the purple start-player worker.</p>
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