From the publisher’s rulebook

Who goes first in Hardback?

English Fowers Games rules, 20-page Skellig-hosted PDF

Whoever last used a pen takes the first turn.

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Rule details

Give that player the First Player Token and continue clockwise.

In the Cooperative Anthology variant, each human player takes a normal turn, followed by Penny Dreadful's turn.

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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