From the publisher’s rulebook

Who goes first in Caterpillar Dice?

HABA English section of multilingual rules (2014)

Whoever most recently saw a caterpillar begins by rolling the die.

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Rule details

Turns proceed clockwise. The memory variant uses the basic rules with changes to the body pieces, not to the starting player.

If there’s a tie

The rulebook doesn’t say. If you need a tie-break, pick a player at random.

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