Game Night Pick

First in Flight

Published by Artana, Happy Meeple Games + 3 more

Casual Flow: 15 Min Teach

Players

1-4

Community Snapshot

Best with 3

Medium-Light complexity

45–75 min

7.4 on BGG (1.6K)

Some text

Language Editions

Chinese Dutch English French German Spanish

Categories

Aviation / Flight

Industry / Manufacturing

Racing

How It Plays

Deck, Bag, and Pool Building

You start with a basic set of cards or tokens and gradually add better ones — watch your engine grow stronger over time.

Push Your Luck

You keep rolling or drawing for bigger rewards, but push too far and you lose it all — knowing when to stop is the real skill.

Race

It's all about getting to the finish first — every move counts when you're sprinting toward the goal.

Rondel

Actions are arranged in a circle, and your token moves around it — where you stop determines what you can do.

Variable Player Powers

Each player has unique abilities that make their experience different — finding the best way to use yours is half the fun.

About This Game

First in Flight is a push-your-luck, deck-building game about the race to early flight. Players take on the roles of the Wright Brothers, Samuel Langley, and other flight pioneers, racing to build and pilot the “flyers” that preceded modern airplanes. Each player’s flyer design is represented by a deck of cards that they can steadily improve and refine, and which may include unknown design flaws that threaten their success.…

Source: BoardGameGeek

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Expansions & Related

3 Expansions