Who goes first?
From the publisher’s rulebook

Who goes first in Around the World in 80 Days?

Purple Brain Creations / IELLO English rules, 2016

The player who most recently visited London starts; alternatively, choose one player randomly using everyone’s Hat pawn.

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Rule details

Starting with that player, turns proceed clockwise.

This is the 2016 Purple Brain Creations game with Rumor cards and Travel Journals.

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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