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Who goes first in Honga?

English HABA USA rules, November 2019 file

The player with the shaggiest hair starts and receives the fire marker.

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Rule details

The fire marker stays with that player for the whole game.

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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