Who goes first in Number Drop?
English AEG base-game rules, twelve-page optimized publisher PDF
The player who bought a gaming console earliest becomes the first active player.
Rule details
The active player rolls all five dice. Players normally fill in their grids simultaneously.
Compare when players first bought a console, rather than their most recent console purchase.
If there’s a tie
The cited starting-player instruction does not specify a tie-break. We don’t infer one.
Source & edition
- Number Drop — Alderac Entertainment Group rulesAlderac Entertainment Group · Game Setup step 4; How to Play, phases 1 and 3; PDF pages 2, 4, 5 · Checked 2026-09-23
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