From the publisher’s rulebook

Who goes first in Schotten Totten?

Pegasus Spiele German rules, ©2024, version 1.0; English summary

Whoever most recently traveled to Scotland, or somewhere near it, goes first.

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Rule details

Players then alternate turns, starting by playing a Clan card.

In the Clanfehde multi-round variant, the players alternate who starts each round.

The rulebook does not define how close to Scotland a visit must be.

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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