Whoever most recently visited London is the starting player. Edition: IELLO / Hutter Trade German base rules, ©2016–2020; English summary.

Planning a Thanksgiving or holiday game night? See who goes first in Monopoly, UNO, Clue, Catan and more, from the official rules, plus free picker tools.

Draw letters for word games, with optional exclusions and no repeats.

The first player to spell Cabanga! backwards starts the first round. Edition: AMIGO English rules, Version 1.0.

Ten checks for planning, setting up, playing and packing away.

The person who did a science experiment most recently goes first.

The first player to make a trumpet sound and announce themselves as the starting player starts.

Pick a random letter for Scattergories, Categories or any word game. Skip hard letters like Q, X and Z, and avoid repeats. Free, instant, no app.

42 board games whose starting-player rules mention silly contests and quirky traits. Each answer is checked against the publisher’s rulebook for that edition.