# First Empires

First Empires is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 45–60 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 5. It is rated 7.1 out of 10 by 5 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $24.39 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 5)
- **Playing time:** 45–60 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 2.1 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2022
- **Categories:** Territory Building, Civilization
- **Mechanics:** Tech Trees / Tech Tracks, Area Movement, Dice Rolling
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.1 out of 10, from 5 reviews
- **Owned by:** 13 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 18
- **Unique players:** 44

**Designers:** Eric B. Vogel

**Artists:** Jérémie Fleury

**Publishers:** Sand Castle Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 401 Games | 34.36 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/first-empires |
| Board Game Bliss | 49.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/first-empires |
| Philibert | 10.77 € | https://philibertnet.com/fr/sand-castle-games/156994-first-empires-850004236727.html |
| Svet deskovych her | 485 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/11250/prvni-rise |
| World of Board Games | 249 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/first-empires |
| Milan Spiele | 30 € | https://www.milan-spiele.de/first-empires-p-32801.html |
| Spelexperten | 379 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/first-empires.html |
| Ludifolie | 35.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/11504-first-empires.html |
| Travelling Man | 31.99 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/first-empires |
| Midgard Games | 429 kr | https://midgardgames.no/products/first-empires |
| Games Empire | 71.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/first-empires |
| Good Games | 81.95 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/first-empires |
| Spielezar | 57.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/first-empires |

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/first-empires)
- [First Empires in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/first-empires)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/353304)

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