Who goes first in Spectacular?
CrowD Games · English summary of the Russian base rules · 2–6 players
Players act simultaneously, completing each phase together. If you need to see opponents’ component choices, choose components in ascending order of the numbers on the supply boards currently in front of you.
Rule details
The rules ask you to choose a coordinator who checks that everyone has finished a phase and announces the next one. They do not give the coordinator priority when choosing or placing components.
The three phases are choosing components, building your reserve, and preparing the next turn. The numbered-board exception applies to component selection; it does not turn all phases into individual turns.
Setup gives each player a random player board and supply board. Before play, each player may swap one starting animal tile with one from their personal set and reroll any of their personal-set dice once; these options do not select a starter.
Supply boards pass clockwise after each turn, including after the eighth and final turn of round one. If sequential selection is needed again, use the numbers on the boards currently held, not a permanent seating order.
This answer covers ordinary multiplayer play. The manual has separate solo setup and a five-step solo turn on pages 10–12; it does not use a multiplayer starter.
The source link opens the publisher-linked folder. Select “Заповедник. Исчезающие виды. Правила игры.pdf”; the simultaneous phases, coordinator and selection-order exception are on PDF and printed page 6.
Source & edition
- Spectacular: Russian rules: Заповедник. Исчезающие виды. Правила игры.pdfCrowD Games, Russian edition; Chilifox Games original imprint · Folder file Заповедник. Исчезающие виды. Правила игры.pdf. Multiplayer range (PDF/printed 3); random boards and setup (4–5); simultaneous phases, coordinator and conditional ascending supply-board selection (6); clockwise board passing and round transition (7–8); separate solo rules (10–12). PDF page 12 has unnumbered credits identifying the Russian CrowD Games edition and ©2024 Chilifox Games imprint; PDF page 1 is the unnumbered cover. · Checked 2026-09-26Printed page references: 3–8, 10–11Cited PDF pages: 6, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 1
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