From the publisher’s rulebook
Who goes first in Monasterium?
dlp games English rules, 2020
The player who most recently visited a monastery starts; if no one has or no one remembers, the youngest player starts.
Rule details
The starter takes the Chalice marker. At the end of a round, they pass it to their left neighbor for the next round.
Source & edition
- Monasterium: English rulebookdlp games · Set-up, step 7; End of a round · Checked 2026-09-24Printed page references: 3, 11
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If there’s a tie
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