Who goes first in Pandemic: Rapid Response?
Z-Man English rulebook, 2019 copyright
The player who most recently traveled by plane starts. Continue clockwise.
Rule details
Flip the sand timer to begin. Although the game runs in real time, players take turns one at a time.
If there’s a tie
The cited starting-player instruction does not specify a tie-break. We don’t infer one.
Source & edition
- Pandemic: Rapid Response — Z-Man Games rulesZ-Man Games · Setup step 9; Real-Time Gameplay and Player Turns; PDF pages 3, 4 · Checked 2026-09-23
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