From the publisher’s rulebook

Who goes first in Noria?

Edition Spielwiese / Stronghold Games English rules, 2018

The player who needs to let off the most steam starts.

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Rule details

That player receives the Smokestack start-player token and remains the start player throughout the game.

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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