First Giants cover
2026BGG rank #8,636

First Giants

by Matthew Dunstan, Brett J. Gilbert · Space Cowboys

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Players2–5
Time30m
ComplexityMedium-Light
Age10+

About the game

What is First Giants?

Dive into First Giants, a race to create the most prestigious prehistorical animal exhibit! Build your engine by collecting cards with powerful effects OR score points by playing your cards in the exhibit area. But beware! Once displayed, you’ll lose their beneficial effects. Timing is crucial to win! First Giants is a game of set collecting and combinations in which players recruit cards representing dinosaurs, flying reptiles, giant mammals… of various sizes. These cards have many different powers and you can create powerful combinations to earn amber, victory points and the ability to exhibit your fossils. —description from the publisher

How it plays

Mechanics

Open DraftingSet Collection

On the shelf

Categories

Card Game

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