Who goes first in Time Bomb Evolution?
IELLO / Hutter Trade German base rules, ©2016–2020; English summary
Whoever most recently visited London is the starting player.
Rule details
That player receives the wire cutters and reveals a wire card belonging to another player. A player cannot cut their own wire.
The owner of the revealed card takes the next turn. At a new round, the last recipient of the cutters starts.
This answer covers Time Bomb Evolution's base rules, not the separate original Time Bomb game.
Source & edition
- Time Bomb Evolution: Hutter Trade rulesHutter Trade · Spielaufbau step 6; Spielablauf; Rundenende; unnumbered final credits · Checked 2026-09-23Printed page references: 9, 10, 11
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If there’s a tie
The rulebook doesn’t say.
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