Starting rules about the oldest player
22 sourced starting rules that mention the oldest player. Check the edition before using an answer.
Some rulebooks give the oldest player the opening turn; others use age only as a fallback. Check the answer and edition below before applying an age rule to your game.
- CacaoThe oldest player starts. Play proceeds clockwise.
- CATANFor the beginner setup, the oldest player starts. For variable setup, everyone rolls both dice; the highest roller starts setup and takes the first regular turn after setup.
- CitadelsFantasy Flight English original editionThe oldest player receives the crown and is first to choose a character card.
- CitadelsZ-Man Games English rulebook, 2016 editionThe oldest player takes the crown. The crowned player is first to choose a character card.
- Clue SuspectThe oldest player goes first.
- Copper CountryThe player with the oldest penny goes first. The rules also explicitly allow the group to choose who starts by any method they prefer.
- Hi Lo FlipFlip the Hi-Lo chip. If it lands on “Hi”, the oldest player starts; on “Lo”, the youngest player starts.
- Kingdom BuilderThe oldest player takes the start-player tile and takes the first turn.
- Know It or Blow ItThe team with the player who owns the game goes first. The oldest player on each team is captain for the first round.
- Lost CitiesThe oldest player begins. After that, the players alternate turns.
- MemoryThe players decide who begins: it could be the youngest, the smallest, the oldest. Play moves clockwise.
- Pirates vs DinosaursThe rules suggest that the player who looks most like a pirate starts. If players cannot agree who makes the most convincing pirate, the oldest player starts.
- RicochetThe oldest player starts by placing the top card of the draw pile face up in the middle.
- Schnapp, Land, Fluss!Family Game: the oldest player reveals the first category. Everyone then plays at the same time.
- StacktopusThe oldest player starts the game by flipping over the top card.
- Star Wars Villainous: Power of the Dark SideUse the game's playful criterion, whoever last used the Force, or let the oldest player start.
- TajutoThe oldest player goes first.
- The Game of Life JuniorThe oldest player starts. Then spin the spinner and move clockwise.
- TikalIn the standard game, the oldest player goes first. Play then continues clockwise.
- TsuroThe oldest player takes the first turn.
- VillageThe oldest player takes the starting-player marker and starts.
- Yeti in My SpaghettiThe oldest player goes first, carefully removing one noodle.
Each answer is our reviewed summary of the cited edition’s published rules. Sources include rulebooks and official online references. Open a game for its source and setup details. Or pick a starting player at random.
