Who goes first in Trial by Trolley?
Explosm / Skybound English rules, 2021 reprint
Whoever last pondered murder starts as the Conductor.
Rule details
Everyone else splits into two teams. The Conductor chooses which track the trolley will take after the teams make their cases.
The player to the left of the Conductor becomes the next Conductor.
If there’s a tie
The cited starting-player instruction does not specify a tie-break. We don’t infer one.
Source & edition
- Trial by Trolley — English rulebookExplosm / Skybound · Game setup; steps 6–7; credits · Checked 2026-09-24
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