From the publisher’s rulebook

Who goes first in Piepmatz?

Lookout Spiele English rules, 2018

The last player to see a songbird starts.

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Rule details

That player takes the first-player card, which does not change hands during the game; turns proceed 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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