From the publisher’s rulebook

Who goes first in Bacon?

Allplay English online rulebook

Give the start player token to the player who most recently ate bacon.

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Rule details

The start player begins the first round, and the next player clockwise follows.

For later rounds, pass the start player token to the player on the team with the fewest total victory points who is closest clockwise to the previous start player. If tied, pass it to the next player clockwise.

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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