Z-Man Games will release the card game First Class: A Journey On The Orient Express to North American trade in mid-December.

Designed by Helmut Ohley (Russian Railroads), players take the role of aspiring railroad moguls, competing to attract the most well paying customers for a prestigious train journey. Players can score points by providing the most comfortable train cars, the most well-connected route, and attracting celebrity passengers. The player with the most points at the end of the game wins.

The box contains 327 cards, 84 tiles, 40 wooden pieces, 4 player boards, a first player marker, a scoreboard, a rulebook and a rule supplement.  The game is for 2 – 4 players, ages 10 and up, and plays in 20 minutes per player. MSRP was not announced.

Z-Man Games was recently acquired by Asmodee and has been fairly quiet during the transitional period (see “Asmodee Acquiring F2Z Entertainment”).