Who goes first in The Voyages of Marco Polo?
Z-Man Games English rules, 2015
The player who most recently embarked on a voyage around the world starts.
Rule details
Give that player the hourglass. In later rounds, the last player to choose Travel becomes the new start player; if nobody traveled, the start player stays the same.
If there’s a tie
The cited starting-player instruction does not specify a tie-break. We don’t infer one.
Source & edition
- The Voyages of Marco Polo — English rulebookZ-Man Games / Hans im Glück · Setup, step 12; start of later rounds; credits · Checked 2026-09-24
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