Starting rules about the outdoors

61 sourced board game rules that mention the outdoors when choosing who goes first.

• 7SeasWhoever most recently went to sea goes first.
• AkropolisWhoever climbed a hill most recently takes the Chief Architect marker and plays first.
• Amalfi: RenaissanceWhoever most recently visited the ocean receives the wind-rose marker and starts the game.
• AqualinThe player who was most recently in the ocean goes first.
• AquaticaThe player who most recently dived in the sea is first in turn order.
• ArboretumThe player who last watered a plant starts.
• AsaraThe person who most recently climbed a tower starts.
• AstraWhoever most recently saw a shooting star goes first.
• Beacon PatrolThe most recent person to visit the sea starts. Play continues clockwise.
• BloomWhoever received a flower most recently starts the first round.
• BlossomsThe player who has watered flowers most recently starts.
• CanopyThe player who most recently watered a plant starts.
• Captain CarcassThe player who saw the ocean most recently starts the game.
• CartagenaThe player who most recently went to the sea starts.
• Catch the MoonWhoever most recently saw a full moon starts.
• Century: Golem Edition – Eastern MountainsThe player who most recently reached a mountain summit starts.
• Cottage GardenThe player who most recently weeded a garden goes first.
• DragonwoodWhoever most recently went hiking in the woods starts.
• Ecos: First ContinentThe player who most recently went hiking is the starting player and takes the Element bag.
• Fairy TrailsWhoever most recently walked in a forest while wondering whether hidden folk exist goes first.
• FoothillsChoose a starting player; the rules suggest the person who most recently dug soil in their garden.
• Forbidden JungleStart with whoever most recently touched a tree.
• Forest ShuffleThe player who last took a walk in the forest starts the game.
• Gift of TulipsThe player who most recently gave someone a flower goes first.
• Gingerbread HouseChoose a starting witch; the rulebook suggests the player who last visited a forest as an example.
• GinkgopolisThe player who most recently planted a tree receives the First Player card and deals four cards to each player.
• GrandBoisThe player who most recently walked through a forest starts.
• Ice and the SkyThe person who most recently put their hands in snow takes the First Player card and plays first in the First Generation.
• IKIWith three or four players, whoever visited Japan most recently is the first month's starting player; choose randomly if nobody has visited Japan. With two players, randomly assign the Sun and Moon tokens; the Sun player starts the first month.
• Indian SummerThe last person to have taken a stroll in the forest is the start player.
• Into the BlueThe player who swam most recently starts the game.
• K2The player who was most recently in the mountains takes the starting player marker.
• Key to the City: LondonChoose a starting player; the rules suggest the player who most recently visited London. That player places their sailing barge on the first space of the era 1 river tile.
• LeafThe player who most recently touched a tree goes first.
• Loco MomoThe player who most recently walked in a forest starts; the group may instead choose the starter at random.
• Lost SeasWhoever most recently went to sea starts and takes the first-player token.
• Paint the RosesWhoever most recently watered a plant goes first.
• PARKSWhoever most recently went on a hike takes the first turn.
• PergolaThe person who last worked in a garden starts. If nobody has, the most colorfully dressed person starts.
• PetrichorThe person most recently caught in the rain starts, or select a first player by any other method.
• PollenThe person who most recently watered a plant takes the first turn.
• Pool SharksThe person who most recently went swimming starts.
• Power GridAt the start of the game, player order is set randomly by placing one house from each player on the player order track. Order is re-determined once after the first round's power plant auction and at the start of every later round: the player with the most connected cities goes first.
• River Valley GlassworksWhoever saw a river most recently takes the first-player marker and starts.
• Santa MonicaThe player who most recently visited a beach goes first.
• Save the Treasure of Fairy TalesThe player who was most recently in a garden starts.
• Sea ScrollWhoever most recently went swimming takes the first turn. Play then proceeds clockwise.
• SkullThe player who most recently gave someone flowers (or a skull) is the first player.
• Spirits of the ForestWhoever most recently hiked in a forest goes first.
• Splish Splash!The person who most recently went swimming starts.
• Spring MeadowThe person who was most recently on a mountain starts.
• Star Trek Chrono-TrekA player whose character has more difficulty pips than every other character goes first. Otherwise, whoever most recently watched a Star Trek episode begins.
• SwitchbacksWhoever went hiking most recently goes first.
• Terra MysticaWhoever most recently dug a planting bed in their own garden goes first.
• The Hanging GardensWhoever did yard work most recently takes the first-player marker and begins their garden.
• TinderbloxWhoever most recently went camping takes the first turn.
• TrellisThe last person to water a plant, or the winner of the previous game, starts.
• TulpenfieberWhoever most recently gave someone flowers starts and takes tulip field I.
• Tussie MussieThe player who most recently smelled a flower starts.
• Village GreenIn multiplayer, whoever watered a plant most recently goes first.
• Viva CatrinaWhoever most recently received flowers as a gift goes first.

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