Who goes first in Ra?
Rio Grande Games English rules, 2008
Players randomly decide who gets which group of Sun tiles; the player with the highest-numbered Sun begins. Play then continues clockwise.
Rule details
Sun groups are dealt out at random during setup, so the starting player is effectively chosen at random.
At the start of each later epoch, the player who now has the highest-numbered Sun begins.
Source & edition
- Ra: English rules (Rio Grande Games)Rio Grande Games · PDF page 2, Sun setup; PDF page 3, Playing the Game; PDF page 6, end of epoch; PDF page 8, credits · Checked 2026-09-25
Image: © Rio Grande Games / Reiner Knizia; original illustrator Franz Vohwinkel · Noble Knight Games, product image of Rio Grande RGG119-09
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If there’s a tie
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