Who goes first in Hasbro games?

36 starting-player rules checked against Hasbro sources. Open an answer for its edition and cited passage.

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• BattleshipThe rules leave it open: after both players position their fleets, you simply "decide who's going first," then take turns calling out coordinates.
• Candy LandThe youngest player goes first.
• Catch PhrasePick a team to start (Team 1) and a player on that team to go first.
• Chutes and LaddersThe youngest player goes first, then play passes to the left.
• ClueHasbro classic Clue English instructionsThe player using Miss Scarlet takes the first turn. Play then passes to the player on the left.
• ClueHasbro US rules (2–6 players), 2023Roll one of the six-sided dice to determine who goes first. After each turn, the player to the left goes next.
• Clue Jr.The youngest player goes first.
• Connect 4The youngest player goes first. Players then take turns dropping one disc each.
• CootieEach player rolls the Cootie cube once. The player with the highest number starts the game.
• Crocodile DentistThe youngest player starts the game. Play then continues clockwise.
• Don’t Step In ItThe youngest player goes first.
• Guess Who?The younger player goes first. Players then alternate turns asking a YES or NO question.
• Guess Who? Grab & GoThe youngest player goes first.
• JengaThe player who built the tower goes first. Play passes to the left.
• MancalaChoose a player to go first. Players then alternate turns.
• MonopolyEach player rolls both dice. The player with the highest total goes first, and play then passes to the left.
• Monopoly JuniorRoll the die. The high roller goes first.
• Monopoly Ultimate BankingThe youngest player starts, and play continues clockwise.
• Mouse TrapRoll the die to determine who goes first. The first player then rolls and moves clockwise.
• OperationThe youngest "doctor" goes first. Play then passes to the left.
• PerfectionThe youngest player goes first.
• Pie FaceThe youngest player goes first.
• RiskHasbro Risk Global Domination English instructionsDuring initial army placement, every player rolls one die. The highest roller places the first infantry unit; placement then continues clockwise. That same player takes the first regular turn.
• RiskHasbro English rules (2–5 players), 2015In Secret Mission Risk, each player rolls one die and whoever rolls the highest number goes first. In Classic Risk, the highest roller places the first Infantry and takes the first turn.
• Risk JuniorThe youngest player starts by placing a pirate token, and the youngest also takes the first turn. Play passes to the left.
• Scotland YardMr. X plays first. Play then moves from left to right around the board.
• ScrabbleEveryone draws one tile. The player with the letter closest to A goes first, and a blank tile beats any letter.
• Scrabble JuniorChoose a player to go first; the rules note there is no advantage to making the first play. Play passes to the left.
• Sorry!Pick a player to go first. Play moves clockwise. In later games, the winner of the previous game goes first.
• 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.
• StrategoThe red player moves first. Colours are chosen by hiding a red and a blue piece, one in each hand, and letting your opponent pick a hand.
• TabooThe rules leave it open which team goes first: players divide into Team A and Team B, and Team A chooses a player to be their first Clue-giver. The document never states how a group decides which team is "Team A."
• The Game of LifeThe youngest player goes first, and play moves to the left.
• The Game of Life JuniorThe oldest player starts. Then spin the spinner and move clockwise.
• Trivial PursuitChoose a player to take the first turn. After each turn, the player to the left rolls next.
• UpwordsEach player draws one letter tile. Whoever draws the tile nearest to the letter A plays first, then play proceeds to the left.

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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