From the publisher’s rulebook
Who goes first in Paris: La Cité de la Lumière?
Devir English rules, 2019
The player who lost the last game of Paris starts Phase 1. For the first game of the day, the last player to switch on a light in any room starts instead.
Rule details
The first player to place all eight of their Cobblestone tiles in Phase 1 takes the first turn in Phase 2.
Source & edition
- Paris: La Cité de la Lumière: English rulebookDevir · Setting Up the Game; Phase 2 · Checked 2026-09-24Printed page references: 3, 5
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