Who goes first in Viticulture: Essential Edition?
Stonemaier Games Essential Edition English rulebook
Randomly draw one rooster token from the players' tokens. Its owner receives the first player token and begins spring by placing their rooster on the wake-up chart.
Rule details
In spring, players place their roosters clockwise from the first player. The wake-up chart then determines action order during the remaining seasons.
Our interpretation
The first player token identifies who chooses a wake-up row first; it does not set a simple clockwise work-action order.
Source & edition
- Viticulture: Essential Edition: Stonemaier Games Essential Edition English rulebookStonemaier Games · Setup; Spring phase · Checked 2026-09-25
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If there’s a tie
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