From the publisher’s rulebook

Who goes first in Reef Gardens?

dlp games English rules, 2025

The player who most recently went diving at a coral reef begins; otherwise choose someone at random.

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Rule details

Beginning with that player, turns proceed clockwise. The same opening instruction covers the standard game and Atolls variant.

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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