Who goes first in Café?
Pythagoras English rules, base game
The player who most recently had a cup of coffee is the starting master and takes the master token.
Rule details
The master begins each round; after that round, the master token passes to the player on the left.
This answer uses the base-game setup, not the separate auction variant.
If there’s a tie
The cited starting-player instruction does not specify a tie-break. We don’t infer one.
Source & edition
- Café — English rulebookPythagoras · Setup, step 5; Game Round, steps 1 and 4 · Checked 2026-09-24
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