Who goes first?
From the publisher’s rulebook

Who goes first in Mach die Flatter?

Zoch English rules in multilingual booklet

Mach die Flatter Zoch box, item 601105203

The player who last saw a parrot starts.

Rule details

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

During a binocular-card turn, everyone reveals their chosen location card simultaneously, then checks the locations one after another. This does not make the game opening simultaneous.

The player who reveals the last card still completes that turn before the final own-parrot scoring phase.

If players tie for the most feathers at final scoring, they share the win. This is not a tie-break for the opening criterion.

If the feather supply runs out, everyone returns the same number of feathers and play continues; no new starter is selected.

Source & edition

All 6 Zoch Verlag starting rules

Image: © Zoch Verlag / Simba Toys / Dennis Lohausen · Zoch Verlag / Simba Dickie Group

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

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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