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Historical Rules · 13 October 2023

Rule 808.4

Official source text from the 13 October 2023 Rules release

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To determine which player goes first, randomly choose a team. If that team has an odd number of players, the player in its center seat goes first. If that team has an even number of players, the player to the left of its midpoint goes first. Turn order goes to the players’ left.

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