<p>Just say the turns have a 'rotating starting player'.  If you have players familiar with poker or card games in general, you can use the dealer &amp; blinds as an example.</p>

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<p>Inspired by <a href="https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/18726/is-the-snake-turn-order-for-blokus-fairer-than-the-traditional-turn-order">this question</a> which describes the "snake turn", is there a good label to give the turn order in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico_(board_game)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Puerto Rico</a>, where the first player starts the round, then the second player starts the round, then the third player starts the round etc.</p>

<p>The reason I'm asking is so that I can more quickly get through that part of the explanation of the rules.  We always seem to spend a few minutes explaining that part.</p>

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What is the best way to describe the turn order in Puerto Rico?
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# What is the best way to describe the turn order in Puerto Rico?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-08-28)

Inspired by [this question](https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/18726/is-the-snake-turn-order-for-blokus-fairer-than-the-traditional-turn-order) which describes the "snake turn", is there a good label to give the turn order in [Puerto Rico](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico_(board_game)), where the first player starts the round, then the second player starts the round, then the third player starts the round etc.

The reason I'm asking is so that I can more quickly get through that part of the explanation of the rules. We always seem to spend a few minutes explaining that part.

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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-08-28. Score: 4

Just say the turns have a 'rotating starting player'. If you have players familiar with poker or card games in general, you can use the dealer & blinds as an example.


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