Starting rules about food and drink

79 sourced board game rules that mention food and drink when choosing who goes first.

• Abandon All ArtichokesThe person who most recently ate a green vegetable that was cooked starts.
• AgricolaRevised Edition, Lookout Games English rules, 2016Randomly determine who gets the starting player token. That player gets 2 food; each other player gets 3 food.
• AgricolaZ-Man Games English original edition rulebook (2008)Players choose the starting player, who takes the starting player marker and two food. The other players each receive three food.
• Alles Tomate!The person who most recently ate a tomato reveals the first card.
• Alubari: A Nice Cup of TeaThe player who most recently drank a cup of tea is the starting player and takes the starting player marker.
• Azul: Master ChocolatierWhoever most recently ate chocolate goes first.
• BaconGive the start player token to the player who most recently ate bacon.
• BeethupferlThe player who last ate a carrot starts.
• BeezWhoever most recently ate a honey sandwich goes first.
• Berried TreasureIf a player is named Suzanne Sheldon, that player goes first. Otherwise, whoever most recently ate pie starts.
• BrewWhoever most recently brewed a cup of tea or coffee gets the first-player marker. Turns proceed clockwise from that player.
• BrugesWhoever most recently ate Belgian chocolate goes first.
• CaféThe player who most recently had a cup of coffee is the starting master and takes the master token.
• CahootsStart with whoever most recently ate an orange-colored food.
• CeylonIn standard play, whoever drank tea most recently starts, or choose randomly. In the optional experienced-player variant, the lowest-numbered starting tile determines who starts.
• Chill Out!The person who most recently ate an ice cube starts.
• Chocolate FactoryWhoever most recently ate chocolate is the starting player.
• Cookie AddictThe player who last ate a cookie starts the game by choosing a character token and placing it in front of a row or column.
• Death ValleyThe player who most recently drank water plays first.
• Dinner in ParisThe person who most recently ate at a restaurant goes first.
• Dominant SpeciesThe animal furthest left on the Initiative track makes the first action-pawn placement. Set the initial track in reverse Food Chain order: insects, arachnids, amphibians, birds, reptiles, then mammals, using only the animals in play.
• Dragon FarkleThe player who brought the most snacks starts the game.
• Dungeons & Dragons: The Yawning PortalThe player who last ate something goes first.
• ElevensesThe player who most recently finished drinking a delicious cup of tea is the first start player.
• First OrchardWhoever ate an apple most recently takes the first turn.
• First RatWhoever most recently ate cheese goes first.
• Flock TogetherThe person who most recently ate chicken goes last. The player to that person’s left goes first.
• FoodiesWhoever most recently ate at an international restaurant takes the First Player token and starts.
• Fresh FruitsThe last person to eat a melon starts the first round.
• Garden RushThe player who most recently ate a tomato takes the first turn.
• Go Nuts!The person who most recently ate a nut starts.
• Guju GujuWhoever most recently ate a banana starts.
• HatsThe player who most recently ate a cookie starts the game.
• HerbaceousThe person who most recently cooked with or planted herbs starts.
• HoneyThe player who most recently ate honey starts the game.
• HorrifiedWhoever most recently ate garlic starts. Continue clockwise after each player's turn.
• IncubationThe player who most recently ate an egg starts and takes the First Player token.
• Juicy FruitsThe player who most recently ate a fruit starts and remains the starting player for the game. Tomato counts as a fruit.
• KawaiiWhoever most recently ate ice cream starts the first round. Card-flipping turns proceed clockwise.
• Marshmallow TestWhoever most recently ate something containing marshmallows deals the first round and leads its first trick.
• Merchants of MuzirisThe player who last ate a mango is the first player for the opening round.
• Mirakel MixThe player who last had a colored drink starts.
• Monster CafeThe most recent person to eat something disgusting starts round one.
• Monster Crunch! The Breakfast Battle GameThe person who most recently ate a real bowl of cereal starts the first round.
• My Very First Games: Nibble Munch CrunchFor the cooperative matching game What Do Animals Eat?, the player who last fed an animal starts by turning over the top animal card. For the memory game Who Eats What?, the player who last petted an animal starts by turning over a card from the center.
• New York SliceThe player who most recently won any game is the first Slicer. After that player divides the pizza, their left-hand neighbor chooses the first portion.
• OctopieWhoever most recently ate pie starts. Their opening action is to draw a tile.
• Order's Up!Whoever most recently ate pie starts.
• Outfoxed!The person who most recently ate pie starts.
• PagodaWhoever last ate with chopsticks starts.
• PiesThe player who most recently ate a piece of pie leads the first trick.
• Portal: The Uncooperative Cake Acquisition GameThe player who most recently ate cake goes first.
• Potion ExplosionWhoever most recently prepared a drink goes first. Turns proceed clockwise.
• RebisWhoever most recently drank something with an especially unusual taste goes first.
• SaltfjordWhoever most recently ate fish is the starting player.
• Sea of CloudsThe last player to drink rum starts.
• SeptimaIn multiplayer, whoever most recently made a mixed drink is the starting player.
• Smash UpCheck these fantasy events in order: alien abduction, pirate press-ganging, a vampire bite, dragon burns, a princess's kiss, Cthulhu-induced madness, a teddy-bear attack, or being eaten by an orc. The most recent match to the first applicable event starts.
• Space LunchFor two players, the person who last ate at a restaurant goes first.
• SqueakyThe player who most recently ate some excellent dried fruit starts the game.
• StewThe player who last ate stew goes first.
• Sushi Go - Spin Some for Dim SumWhoever most recently ate dim sum starts.
• TargiThe player who most recently ate dates goes first. If neither player has ever eaten dates, the player using blue starts.
• Tawantinsuyu: The Inca EmpireWhoever harvested a vegetable most recently starts. Alternatively, use any random selection method the group chooses.
• The Grimm ForestThe person who most recently ate bacon receives the Starting Player token and takes the first Build turn.
• The Quacks of QuedlinburgSchmidt Spiele German base-game rules, English summaryWhoever most recently cooked something is the first round's starting player.
• The Quacks of QuedlinburgSchmidt English base gameWhoever most recently cooked something is the first starting player. They hold the Fortune Teller deck and read its opening card; everyone brews potions at the same time.
• Through the DesertThe person who most recently drank water goes first.
• TikiThe player who last ate fruit starts.
• Tiki ToppleThe person who most recently ate something coconut-flavored starts.
• Topp die Torte!Everyone chooses a cake piece simultaneously. For phase 2, placing the pieces, whoever most recently ate a piece of cake begins the first and every later round.
• Toss Your CookiesThe person who most recently ate a home-baked cookie starts.
• TrioWhoever most recently ate avocado goes first. Continue clockwise.
• TucanoWhoever last ate some fruit starts.
• Veggie GardenThe person who last ate fresh vegetables starts.
• Viva Topo!Whoever likes cheese the most goes first. The rules also allow drawing lots instead.
• VivaJava: The Coffee Game: The Dice GameEveryone rolls one Coffee Die. The highest roller starts; reroll any ties.
• Wonderland's WarThe person who most recently had tea begins the first round.
• Zombie 15'The player who most recently ate raw meat starts.

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