The First Mine

The First Mine is a turn-based building, strategy and puzzle game about running a productive gold mine. You place, group and upgrade resource tiles while managing a population and responding to tasks and random events. The goal is to mine as much gold as possible and achieve a high score.

Build your mine

Each round, you receive a random resource tile to place. Placing it ends the round, after which your mine produces gold and resources including wood, stone, wheat and fish. You can group tiles and upgrade existing ones as needed, taking tile requirements and tasks into account to increase your yield.

Villagers are needed to mine gold, and you must provide enough wheat and fish each round to keep them. More people and higher tile levels increase the gold produced each round; wood and stone are needed for upgrades. Trade, raids and natural disasters are among the random events that can affect the game positively or negatively.

Game options

Different game sizes and difficulty levels are available, along with several characters who have unique traits. The game also includes achievements, high scores and leaderboards.

It focuses on simple resource management rather than advanced resource management or trading, and does not include 4X strategy, citizen simulation, combat or violence.