A collection of funny and interesting ways different board games have you choose the first player.

If you’re not looking for novel or fun ways, you can always roll a die or use apps like Chwazi to choose the player.

  • Cleocatra
    • “The player who last hugged a cat or other pet is the starting player.”
  • PARKS
    • “Give the First Hiker Marker to the player who most recently took a hike”
  • Space Park
    • “Give the First Player Marker to whoever stargazed most recently”
  • Birdscaping
    • “The player who has the best bird story takes the first turn of the game”