4 First Games
BGG rank
BGG #30,814
BGG rating
4.9

4 First Games

1974

Rules assistance for 4 First Games

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2–6 players
  • 10–15 min
  • 3+
  • Complexity 1.0/5

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4 First Games is a board game released in 1974 for 2–6 players, 10–15 minutes per game, and ages 3 and up. It was designed by Hermann Wernhard and its main mechanics are Roll / Spin and Move and Dice Rolling.

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About the game

A compendium of games for younger children. Including: The Bird Game, Blossoms, Round the Castle and Hot Dogs for Lunch Components include: 2 2-sided boards 6 colored wooden pawns 20 colored wooden flower tokens (4 each in 5 different colors) 12 Chance Cards 12 Hot Dog Cards 1 6-sided color die Each of the sides of the boards represents a different game and each game uses a subset of the components. The Bird Game is a very simple roll and move game. Round the Castle is a slightly more involved roll and move game. Blossoms is a very simple roll the die set collection game. Hot Dogs for lunch is a slightly more involved roll and move with set collection game.

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Publishers

  • Schmidt Spiele
  • Otto Maier Verlag
  • Ravensburger AG

Questions and answers

4 First Games supports 2–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.