From the publisher’s rulebook
Who goes first in Spin Circus?
Blue Orange UK English rules
The person who most recently saw a stage starts.
Rule details
The separate US-flagged English publisher file uses seeing an acrobat instead. These are distinct source editions; check the manual supplied with your game.
Source & edition
- Spin Circus: Blue Orange rulesBlue Orange · Setup; PDF pages 1 · Checked 2026-09-23Printed page references: 1
- Spin Circus: Blue Orange US rulesBlue Orange · Setup; PDF pages 1 · Checked 2026-09-23Printed page references: 1
Image: © Blue Orange Edition · Blue Orange
If there’s a tie
The rulebook doesn’t say.
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