Who goes first in Forbidden City?
Jumbo English rules in the 2018 multilingual booklet
The player who has, at some point, traveled closest to the Forbidden City in China starts.
Rule details
Play then proceeds clockwise.
This is Jumbo’s tile-laying Forbidden City by Reiner Knizia, not the separate game Gùgōng.
If there’s a tie
The cited starting-player instruction does not specify a tie-break. We don’t infer one.
Source & edition
- Forbidden City multilingual manual — English sectionJumbo · Starting the Game · Checked 2026-09-24
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