Which way does the first player token pass, and why does the last player get two turns?

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It passes to the player on the first player's right at the end of each round (step 7 of the Colony Phase), while turns go clockwise, so the player who had the last turn also takes the first turn of the next round. The designer says this is deliberate, to cut downtime between turns. Influence only decides who starts the game.

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Which way does the first player token pass, and why does the last player get two turns?