Who goes first in First Rat?
Pegasus Spiele English rules, second-printing download
Whoever most recently ate cheese goes first.
Rule details
The starter takes the Start Rat marker and one cheese; later players receive their starting cheese according to clockwise order.
In solo play, you start before Greg the Robo-Rat.
If there’s a tie
The cited starting-player instruction does not specify a tie-break. We don’t infer one.
Source & edition
- First Rat — Pegasus Spiele rulesPegasus Spiele · Setup, step 12; Solo Play: Setup, final bullet; PDF pages 3, 11 · Checked 2026-09-23
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