From the publisher’s rulebook

Who goes first in Plague Inc.: The Board Game?

Ndemic Creations English edition, 2016

The person who washed their hands most recently starts.

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Rule details

Play then proceeds clockwise.

Starting DNA Points depend on turn order: the first player starts at 0, the second at 1, the third at 2, and the fourth at 3.

If there’s a tie

The cited starting-player instruction does not specify a tie-break. We don’t infer one.

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