Two villages. One valley. A feud nobody can remember starting. And one kid with a broken radio.
A Node Star Labs production · Long Beach, CA
📡
click to place a node
1 / 12
#bothsides
47 members · live
First Link — A Mesh Networking Puzzle Game
First Link is a free browser-based puzzle game that teaches real-world mesh networking concepts through 12 interactive challenges across 5 chapters. No download required — play instantly in any modern browser.
What You'll Learn
Place LoRa nodes to build a mesh network. Choose the right antenna — omnidirectional blade vs directional Yagi-Uda. Configure Meshtastic channels with PSK encryption and modem presets. Wire up solar panels and charge controllers for off-grid power. Set hop limits, RF regions, and node roles. Understand how mesh networks self-heal when infrastructure fails.
About the Game
Set across the villages of Ashford and Duskwell, First Link follows Milo — a kid with a broken radio and a vision to connect two communities divided by a valley. Built by Node Star Labs, Long Beach, CA. Free to play.