Who goes first in Paperback?
Fowers Games original English edition, 2014
The person who most recently finished reading a novel starts.
Rule details
Everyone draws a first hand of five cards before play.
Turns then proceed clockwise.
This is the original Paperback word game, not Paperback Adventures or the tenth anniversary edition.
If there’s a tie
The cited starting-player instruction does not specify a tie-break. We don’t infer one.
Source & edition
- Paperback — English rulebookFowers Games · Start Game · Checked 2026-09-24
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