# Elasund: The First City

Elasund: The First City is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 60–90 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 6 out of 10 by 6 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 60–90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 2.7 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2005
- **Categories:** Economic, Territory Building
- **Mechanics:** Tile Placement, Hand Management, Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Enclosure
- **Ludoya rating:** 6 out of 10, from 6 reviews
- **Owned by:** 12 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 5
- **Unique players:** 5

**Designers:** Klaus Teuber

**Artists:** Tanja Donner

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| World of Board Games | 575 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/elasund-the-first-city |
| Midgard Games | 599 kr | https://midgardgames.no/products/elasund-the-first-city-catan-en |

## Expansions

- [Elasund: Erweiterung](https://www.ludoya.com/games/elasund-erweiterung)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/elasund-the-first-city)
- [Elasund: The First City in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/elasund-the-first-city)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/19526)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._