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7 Wonders: 2nd Edition Reviews

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Take control of one of the 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, one of the most acclaimed board games ever, returns with a gorgeous new edition. WHAT'S NEW? • The game received a complete visual redesign. The cover, the cards' design, the Wonders, the insert: everything was redesigned! • The rules have been entirely revised to make them more easily accessible to new players. Gone are the long pages to read; we now have an 8-page booklet that’s much easier to understand straight away! The player aid has also been fully redesigned. • Card layout has been improved, which allows for information to be more easily read. The guild cards, spread out over the many 7 Wonders expansions, have been consolidated and added to the new basegame. • Steps have been taken to improve immersion through the game's titular theme - the Wonders themselves! The Wonders have been made bigger and more prominent, and their A and B sides have been replaced by a day side and a night side for a more flavourful experience. Both the base game and the expansions are also moving to larger, standard-sized boxes. • Taking inspiration from chaining system from 7 Wonders Duel; instead of using named structures for chaining, the cards now have symbols. This streamlines chaining and makes it more intuitive. • Thanks to symbols discreetly inserted in the contents of the game, 7 Wonders and its expansions are now adapted for colourblind players. ABOUT THE GAME 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 his 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.

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Amazing game!!! Completely love it - strategic and fun!
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Posted 10 months ago
You need this game in your collection. It's a simple card game that expands and expands onto your table as your empire grows, it's epic and easy to grasp, and it's massive 7 person player count is unusual and it player beautifully with 3-7 players (if you want the 2 player experience please buy the excellent 7 Wonders Duel). If you start people new to the hobby on Sushi Go then move onto 7 Wonders - it's the perfect gateway to gaming!
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Posted 11 months ago
A modern classic for the ages (pun intended). This is a great game for both history fans and casual gamers. Just keep an eye on your opponents and don’t let them build their wonder before you!
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Posted 1 year ago
great family strategic game with a range of outcomes so during the game, you can never tell who is going to win until the final rounds. There are no losers, just who is most strategic. It will take a few games ( ideally in a row) to get used to it a they are 30 minute games ( subject to how many players) and you will need the card instructions to initially help you to decide what the symbols means. Its a real fun filled fantasy game with a range of combinations, twists and turns that is light hearted. Great Game !
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Posted 1 year ago
I received this product for free, but this is my honest review of what we thought The first time I looked at the rules I was a little daunted, they seemed complicated and I wasn't sure we would get it. The first time of playing was slow as we learnt, and I am not sure that we played right that time. There are some really helpful walk through videos available online and watching these, helped a lot. The game works through 3 ages and you make decisions to build your civilisation, once everyone gets used to the game play it is a fast paced game and is lots of fun. The pieces are the game are lovely, the illustrations are beautiful and everything is functional. We will definitely be playing this during our game nights.
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Posted 1 year ago
Disclaimer: I received this product for free, but this is an honest review. Upon opening the box and starting to read the instructions the game was a bit intimidating. However, after reading through everything and watching the very helpful tutorial videos we were ready to play. Our first round went slowly whilst we got to grips with the rules. By the third time round we were off. My 11 year old son really enjoyed it and loved to play a military strategy. Other players mentioned that they liked how they can make various decisions throughout the game and develop their own strategies. Game us for 3+ players. Recommend age is 10 years abd older. Take your time to fully understand the instructions and you'll find this game very enjoyable. Definitely in our game rotation now.
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Posted 1 year ago
I received this product for free to test but I am giving my honest review. When I opened the box and read through the instructions I was initially a bit overwhelmed but I would highly recommend what I did and watch a couple of online help videos. They explain it so well and guide you through it all. After I watched those I was much more confident. This was the first stategic type game we had played on family game night. We played as a family of 4 but it is for 3-7 players. It is 10+ which was perfect for my teenagers. It took us 45 minutes to play our first game then about half and hour for our next one as we were more confident. 7 Wonders lasts three ages and in each of the ages, the players receive seven cards from a specific age deck, the player chooses one of those cards then they pass the remainder to an adjacent player. Players then reveal their cards simultaneously, paying resources if needed or collecting resources or interacting with other players in various ways. It reminded me of old PC games I uses to play, so I loved it. The board game and accessories are made from quality cardboard and is very sturdy. Highly recommended for older teenage children & adults
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Posted 1 year ago
This game is certainly one for the adults or older children. It is Great fun. The rules are p straight forward and there is also a video on YouTube for instructions. I would recommend to watch this first. The game took about 45min to play that was with 5 playing, 2nd game we were about 35min, once we had an understanding of it. As much that this is a full size board game you don't need to all try get round a table as you play on your own game card. We certainly found a new adult game to play and would highly recommend this game. It is a great stretgy game and can change each time it is played. There is day and night boards and you can have different strategies so different outcomes.
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Posted 1 year ago