7 Wonders

Draft cards to develop your ancient civilisation and build its Wonder of the World.


You are the leader of one of the 7 great cities of the Ancient World. Gather resources, develop commercial routes, and affirm your military supremacy. Build your city and erect an architectural wonder which will transcend future times.

7 Wonders lasts three ages. In each age, players receive seven cards from a particular deck, choose one of those cards, then pass the remainder to an adjacent player. Players reveal their cards simultaneously, paying resources if needed or collecting resources or interacting with other players in various ways. (Players have individual boards with special powers on which to organise their cards, and the boards are double-sided). Each player then chooses another card from the deck they were passed, and the process repeats until players have six cards in play from that age. After three ages, the game ends.

In essence, 7 Wonders is a card development game. Some cards have immediate effects, while others provide bonuses or upgrades later in the game. Some cards provide discounts on future purchases. Some provide military strength to overpower your neighbours and others give nothing but victory points. Each card is played immediately after being drafted, so you'll know which cards your neighbour is receiving and how her choices might affect what you've already built up. Cards are passed left-right-left over the three ages, so you need to keep an eye on the neighbours in both directions.

Though the box of earlier editions is listed as being for 3–7 players, there is an official 2-player variant included in the instructions.



Additional Info
2 - 7 Players

Play Time 30 Min

Suggested Age: 10+

Complexity Weight: 2.32 / 5

Categories
Ancient
Card Game
City Building
Civilisation
Economic

Mechanisms
Closed Drafting
End Game Bonuses
Hand Management
Melding and Splaying
Multi-Use Cards
Neighbour Scope
Once-Per-Game Abilities
Score-and-Reset Game
Set Collection
Simultaneous Action Selection
Tags
Tech Trees / Tech Tracks
Variable Player Powers
Variable Set-up