Who goes first in VivaJava: The Coffee Game: The Dice Game?
Dice Hate Me Games English edition, 2014
Everyone rolls one Coffee Die. The highest roller starts; reroll any ties.
Rule details
Each other player adds one Research Point to the color Research Track they rolled.
The opening uses this game’s Coffee Dice and Research Tracks.
Official tie-break or fallback
Reroll ties for the highest Coffee Die result.
Source & edition
- VivaJava: The Coffee Game: The Dice Game — English rulebookDice Hate Me Games · Game Set-up — Determine First Player · Checked 2026-09-24
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