Who goes first?
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Who goes first in Bruges?

dV Giochi Italian rules, English summary

Whoever most recently ate Belgian chocolate goes first.

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Rule details

That player receives the starting-player marker and five dice, draws cards first, and rolls the dice in the following phase.

If there’s a tie

The cited starting-player instruction does not specify a tie-break. We don’t infer one.

Source & edition

  • Bruges — dV Giochi rulesdV Giochi · Preparazione, step 8: Primo giocatore; Il gioco, phases 1 and 2; PDF pages 2, 4 · Checked 2026-09-23

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