From the publisher’s rulebook

Who goes first in Death Valley?

Button Shy print-and-play English rules

The player who most recently drank water plays first.

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Rule details

This is the two-player game. In the solo variant, the human player takes the first turn against the AI.

If there’s a tie

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

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