Who goes first?
From the publisher’s rulebook

Who goes first in Kleiner Drache Wirbelwind?

Zoch English rules in multilingual booklet

The player with the sunniest smile may choose who starts.

If your rules call for a random choice, use the player picker.

Rule details

The smile criterion chooses who may nominate the starter; that person is not automatically the first player.

Players take turns; the English rules do not specify a clockwise or counterclockwise direction.

When all weather tiles have been revealed, turn them face down, mix them and continue playing. This does not select a new starter.

The game is cooperative: the players win or lose together, rather than comparing individual final scores.

The rules list 1–5 players. With one player, there is no first-player choice to make; no separate solo opening procedure is given.

If there’s a tie

The rulebook doesn’t say. If you need a tie-break, pick a player at random.

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