Who goes first?
From the publisher’s rulebook

Who goes first in The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire?

Minion Games English edition, 2016

Original Minion Games The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire box, before the later illustrated edition

The person who used the least fuel to get from home to where the game is being played starts.

Rule details

Play proceeds clockwise.

Starting money is assigned by turn order.

Source & edition

Image: © Minion Games / Grail Games / Jeffrey Edwards · Grail Games

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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