Who goes first?
From the publisher’s rulebook

Who goes first in Scotland Yard?

Milton Bradley English instructions, 4500-X2 (1985)

Mr. X plays first. Play then moves from left to right around the board.

Source & edition

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Rule details

One player is Mr. X; all other players are detectives.

If there’s a tie

The rulebook doesn’t say.

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