Who goes first?
From the publisher’s rulebook

Who goes first in Fauna?

dV Giochi Italian rules, English summary

The player with the most exotic animal at home goes first.

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Rule details

That player receives the lion marker and card holder, and places the first estimate cube. Play continues clockwise.

If there’s a tie

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

Source & edition

  • Fauna — dV Giochi rulesdV Giochi · Preparazione, final paragraph; Il gioco, Piazzare i segnalini; PDF pages 2, 4 · Checked 2026-09-23

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