Who goes first in SimplyFun games?
20 starting-player rules checked against SimplyFun rulebooks.
- Bug CraftsThe first player to name a bug goes first.
- Crystal Cup RallyEveryone rolls the Speed Die. The highest roller goes first.
- Digger's Garden MatchThe first player to name a shape starts the game.
- Dinosaur ChallengeThe first player to name a time period from the dinosaur age starts the game.
- Dreaming DragonWhoever most recently saw a lizard goes first.
- Eye to EyeThe person with the most unique eyes starts the game.
- Glow SpottersWhoever most recently used a flashlight starts the first round.
- Ice TumbleWhoever has traveled farthest north goes first.
- Is or Isn'tThe first person to say aloud the opposite of “up” goes first.
- Math MedalistChoose a game first. In Multiplication Zones, the first person to multiply their age by two starts. In Field of Hundreds, the first person to add 100 + 90 + 10 starts.
- Math RoomThe last player to ring a doorbell goes first.
- Owl Solve That!Everyone draws a random number card. The player with the highest number goes first.
- Prickly PathEach player rolls the die. The highest roller goes first.
- SavannaScapesEach player draws a tile from the bag. The player whose tile name comes first alphabetically goes first.
- SlideAscopeEach player draws two tiles and adds their numbers. The player with the highest sum goes first.
- SumologyAfter everyone receives eight tiles, each player or team reveals its lowest number tile. The player or team with the lowest number goes first.
- The Climbing KnightsThe first player to imitate a trumpet starting the tournament begins the game.
- Time JumpersDeal one card to each player. The player whose card is closest to 1999 goes first; a jump card counts as zero for this comparison.
- TrifusionThe youngest player starts by placing any of their game tiles in the center of the table.
- Wake Up StarsThe first person to make a silly face goes first.
Each answer is our reviewed summary of that edition’s publisher rulebook. Open a game for its source, tie-break and edition details. Or pick a starting player at random.