Who goes first in The Game?
Pandasaurus Kwanchai Moriya edition (English)
In a multiplayer game, each player looks at their hand, and the group agrees who goes first. Turns then proceed clockwise.
Rule details
For the standard multiplayer setup, deal seven cards each with two players, or six cards each with three to five players, before agreeing on the starter.
In solo play, deal yourself eight cards and take the turns yourself.
The expert option increases the minimum cards played per turn and can reduce hand size by one card per player; it retains the multiplayer starting agreement.
Source & edition
- The Game: Pandasaurus English rulebookPandasaurus Games · Getting Started and How to Play on unnumbered PDF page 1; solo hand refill, Permissible Communication, and For Experts Only on PDF page 2 · Checked 2026-09-26Cited PDF pages: 1, 2
Image: © Pandasaurus Games (publisher); Kwanchai Moriya (credited edition artist) · Pandasaurus Games
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