Starting rules about the youngest player

102 sourced starting rules that mention the youngest player. Check the edition before using an answer.

Age can decide the first turn, resolve a tie, or determine who chooses the starter. The answers below preserve those differences: open the game to check the exact instruction for your edition. If your table wants equal chances instead, use the random player picker.

• 5 Second Rule Jr.The youngest player is first in the Hot Seat, and play moves to the right.
• 7 Wonders: ArchitectsThe youngest player starts, and play proceeds clockwise.
• Alphabet WoodsThe youngest player with a letter card closest to A goes first.
• Animal SnacksThe youngest player rolls first.
• Big TopThe youngest player reveals the first yellow card. Everyone then races to identify the missing animal and color.
• Brain FartEveryone rolls the cubes, someone starts the Brain timer, and the youngest player goes first.
• Camel UpThe youngest player takes the Leg Starting Player marker and begins the first leg.
• Camel Up (Second Edition)The youngest player takes the starting-player marker and goes first.
• Can't StopThe youngest player starts, and play proceeds clockwise.
• Candy LandHasbro English instructions, 2025 edition item G1726The youngest player goes first.
• Candy LandWinning Moves English rules (2023 sheet)The youngest child plays first. Other players follow in turn.
• CarcassonneThe youngest player takes the first turn. Play then continues clockwise.
• Carcassonne: AmazonasStart with whoever most recently took a boat ride. The rulebook also permits the youngest player to start instead. Play proceeds clockwise.
• Carcassonne: Hunters and GatherersThe youngest player takes the first turn. Continue clockwise.
• Catan JuniorThe youngest player starts the game and takes the first turn.
• Check OutChoose a player to start, such as the youngest player or the player whose birthday is coming up next.
• Cheese DipThe youngest player goes first, rolling the die to see who gets to take a turn.
• Chicks Go BoomThe youngest player starts by pressing down the Coop, then rolls the die.
• ChrominoThe youngest player begins, or the group may choose the first player randomly.
• Chutes and LaddersThe youngest player goes first, then play passes to the left.
• Cleopatra and the Society of ArchitectsThe rules give the first turn to the player with the best Egyptian credentials; otherwise, start with the youngest player. Play continues clockwise.
• Clifford You’re Invited!The youngest player goes first, dropping the die into the Dog House Dice Slide.
• Clue Jr.The youngest player goes first.
• Connect 4The youngest player goes first. Players then take turns dropping one disc each.
• Cosmic EncounterIn the players' first game, the youngest player is the first player. Otherwise, reveal cards from the destiny deck until one matches a player's color; that player is the first player. Then shuffle the destiny deck.
• Crocodile DentistThe youngest player starts the game. Play then continues clockwise.
• Cuckoo ZooThe youngest player goes first, and play moves to the left.
• Dice ForgeThe youngest player takes the First Player token and is the first active player.
• Divinity DerbyThe player who most recently saw a flying creature takes the first-player token. The rules also allow the group to use the youngest player instead.
• Don’t Rock the BoatThe youngest player goes first.
• Don’t Step In ItThe youngest player goes first.
• Flash Point: Fire RescueThe players decide together who goes first. If they cannot decide, the youngest player starts.
• FlinchThe youngest player goes first.
• Full CircleThe youngest player goes first. The player to the right goes next.
• Game, Set, Match!The youngest player goes first, and play continues to the left.
• Go Ape!The youngest player goes first.
• Go Oink!The youngest player goes first.
• GraboloThe youngest player rolls the dice first, then everyone races to grab the matching card. Rolling continues clockwise.
• Guess Who? Grab & GoThe youngest player goes first.
• Hey, That's My Fish!The youngest player goes first, and turns proceed clockwise.
• Hi Lo FlipFlip the Hi-Lo chip. If it lands on “Hi”, the oldest player starts; on “Lo”, the youngest player starts.
• Hi-Ho! Cherry-OThe youngest player goes first, then play passes to the left.
• HisssThe youngest player starts first.
• IngeniousThe youngest player begins. Play then proceeds clockwise.
• Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to KingThe youngest player takes the starting-player marker and goes first.
• K-9 CapersThe youngest player goes first, and play moves to the left.
• Kitty CornersThe youngest player goes first.
• Lama DiceThe youngest player starts the first round.
• Lickety SplitGive the color die to the youngest player, who rolls first.
• Lucky CatchThe youngest player starts first.
• Mad MovesThe youngest player goes first, rolling the die and drawing a matching category card.
• MagalonThe youngest player begins the first round's faceup magic-card selection, which continues clockwise. Everyone must select a different card value. Once all cards are chosen, the player with the highest value takes the first action turn, followed by the others in descending value order.
• MausefalleEnglish summary of Schmidt Spiele German rules, standard article 40505The youngest player starts.
• MausefalleEnglish summary of Schmidt Spiele German rules, compact article 51405The youngest player starts.
• MemoryThe players decide who begins: it could be the youngest, the smallest, the oldest. Play moves clockwise.
• Mike Mulligan Dig It!The youngest player goes first, and play continues around the circle from left to right.
• Minecraft: Builders & BiomesThe player who most recently found a diamond in Minecraft starts; when in doubt, the youngest player starts.
• Modern ArtThe youngest player holds the first auction, choosing a painting from their hand to offer for sale.
• MonasteriumThe player who most recently visited a monastery starts; if no one has or no one remembers, the youngest player starts.
• Monopoly Ultimate BankingThe youngest player starts, and play continues clockwise.
• OperationThe youngest "doctor" goes first. Play then passes to the left.
• OrléansThe youngest player receives the Start Player Token and starts.
• Pass the PupThe Pup is given to the youngest player, who begins the game by squeezing the Pup’s right paw.
• PerfectionThe youngest player goes first.
• PhotosynthesisThe youngest player takes the first-player token and starts.
• PickominoThe youngest player gets the dice and starts.
• Pictionary Card GameTo begin the first round, the youngest Picturist chooses a number from 1 to 4 and draws a clue card.
• Pie FaceThe youngest player goes first.
• Puppy UpThe youngest player picks a card first. Then the player to the left goes next.
• QubosityThe youngest player goes first.
• Risk JuniorThe youngest player starts by placing a pirate token, and the youngest also takes the first turn. Play passes to the left.
• Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed IslandThe youngest player becomes the First Player and takes the First Player token.
• SaboteurThe youngest player goes first. Play continues clockwise.
• Samurai (Reiner Knizia)The youngest player takes the first turn. Play then proceeds clockwise.
• SantoriniThe youngest player is the Start Player. They place their two Workers first, and play begins with the Start Player.
• Say AnythingThe youngest player is the first judge.
• SeasonsThe youngest player starts the first Tournament round by rolling the Season dice and choosing a die first.
• Shadows over CamelotThe player playing King Arthur starts. If King Arthur is not in play, the youngest player starts.
• ShizzleThe youngest player goes first and rolls one die.
• Skip-BoThe youngest player goes first.
• Skip-Bo JuniorThe youngest player goes first.
• SkiwampusStarting with the youngest player and moving to the left, players take turns playing a tile.
• Snail’s Pace RaceThe youngest player goes first. Players then take turns rolling the two colored dice.
• Sorry! SlidersThe youngest player, or the one who says “Sorry” the most, goes first. In each later round, the player to the left of the previous round’s starter goes first.
• SpicyThe youngest player takes the first turn. Play proceeds clockwise until a card is challenged.
• SplendorGive the First Player marker to the youngest player. They take the first turn, and play continues clockwise.
• Stack AttackThe youngest player goes first, rolling all of their dice at once.
• Stinky PigThe youngest player goes first, holding Stinky Pig and the die, then pressing the pig’s belly.
• Stone AgeThe youngest player takes the First player token and starts.
• Super-VampireWhoever most recently met a vampire takes the first turn as the Super-Vampire. If nobody has met a real vampire, the youngest player starts.
• Tales & Games: The Pied PiperChoose the player who last saw rats in a bathtub, or choose the youngest player.
• TaradiddleThe youngest player goes first, and play continues to the left.
• Tempel des SchreckensWhoever most recently found a gold treasure takes the key card and starts. If nobody has, the rules jokingly say everyone loses immediately, then offer the youngest player as an alternative starter.
• The Game of LifeThe youngest player goes first, and play moves to the left.
• Tiny Epic GalaxiesThe youngest player goes first. The rules also allow the group to choose its own method.
• TrailzThe youngest player goes first, either moving a piece or placing a new one.
• TrifusionThe youngest player starts by placing any of their game tiles in the center of the table.
• Tumblin’ MonkeysThe youngest player goes first.
• Uglydoll Card GameStarting with the youngest player and moving to the left, players take turns flipping over cards.
• Uncle WiggilyChoose one player to go first. The rules recommend choosing the youngest player.
• Word ShoutThe youngest player rolls the dice first, then players take turns rolling, passing to the left.
• Yeti ForgettiThe youngest player goes first by drawing a card from the pile.

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.

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