Who goes first?
From the publisher’s rulebook

Who goes first in Trial by Trolley?

Explosm / Skybound English rules, 2021 reprint

Trial by Trolley base-game box with Skybound Games and Cyanide & Happiness branding

Whoever last pondered murder starts as the Conductor.

Rule details

Everyone else splits into two teams. The Conductor chooses which track the trolley will take after the teams make their cases.

The player to the left of the Conductor becomes the next Conductor.

Source & edition

Image: © Skybound Games / Explosm · Skybound Games / Asmodee UK

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If there’s a tie

The rulebook doesn’t say. If you need a tie-break, pick a player at random.

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