From the publisher’s rulebook

Who goes first in Alpaca?

GateOnGames English rulebook, version 10 (2023)

The person who most recently petted an alpaca goes first and takes the alpaca miniature.

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Rule details

Turns proceed clockwise. The rulebook jokingly says that if no one has petted an alpaca, players should go pet one immediately; it gives no practical alternate starter.

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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