From the publisher’s rulebook

Who goes first in Animotion?

Edition Spielwiese / Pegasus Spiele English rules, 2021

The biggest alpha animal in the group takes the alpha animal card and starts.

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Rule details

That player performs the first animal-and-expression combination while everyone else guesses simultaneously.

The alpha animal card and acting role pass clockwise for the next round.

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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