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Who goes first in Pies?

English Allplay rules, four-page publisher PDF

The player who most recently ate a piece of pie leads the first trick.

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Rule details

Later card-selection order is determined by the cards played into each trick.

If there’s a tie

The cited starting-player instruction does not specify a tie-break. We don’t infer one.

Source & edition

  • Pies — Allplay rulesAllplay · Setup final sentence and Tricks opening instruction; PDF pages 1, 2 · Checked 2026-09-23

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