2010
Historical
2010
Historical
30 - 40 Minutes
3 - 7 Players
The board game with more awards than any other game on the planet. With over 30 international awards, and over a million copies sold throughout the world, rediscover 7 Wonders, the game which has won more awards than any other game in the world, in a whole new version. Lauded by both the public and critics, 7 Wonders has claimed its place as an unmissable reference point in modern board gaming. 7 Wonders is based on a simple and elegant mechanic (drafting) which allows up to 7 players to play with no dead time. Players make their choice and apply all of them at the same time. These choices are varied and their impact is real. Finally, the game is divided into 3 Ages which little by little increase the importance of these choices and thus the tension in the game. The global mechanics and the care given to the artwork are used to immerse the player in Antiquity and have contributed to the game’s success. A game plays out over 3 rounds, called Ages, during which you simultaneously play cards, one at a time, to develop your City. These cards represent the various Buildings you can construct: resource producers, civilian, commercial, military, scientific structures, and guilds. At the end of each Age, you go to war with your nearest neighbours. At the end of all 3 Ages, you tally up all of the victory points earned by your City, your wonder, your military prowess, and your treasury. The player with the highest score wins the game.
I’ve tried this game a number of times and I can see why it’s so popular. I don’t think I can say that this game is bad because it clearly has a system that works well and some elements are really fun. But personally for me, I’m not a big fan of games where the strategy involves me putting Quite a bit of effort into planning and set collecting over the course of a few rounds only for someone to take the things I want and block my game. That’s not really for me. Maybe I just don’t have the hang of this game. I like card drafting but usually in more simpler Concepts where game blocking isn’t a world ending problem.
A great game for beginners, maybe a game to get after Catan. Wonderful gameplay and so many strategies to win.
Great game that plays well at any player count. A 7 player game will take roughly the same time as a 4 player game.