Who goes first in Mycelia?
Split Stone Games English strategic mushroom game, 2024
The person who most recently saw a mushroom in the wild starts. Alternatively, draw one spore from each player from a hat and use the first one drawn.
Rule details
Before play, place Mother mushrooms in reverse turn order.
Ordinary turns then proceed clockwise.
This is the Split Stone Games strategy title BGG 378476, separate from Ravensburger’s deck-building game of the same name.
Source & edition
- Mycelia: English rulebookSplit Stone Games · First Player; Mother Mushroom; turn sequence · Checked 2026-09-24Printed page references: 5, 6
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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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