7 Wonders (Second Edition)

Game Description

Get ready to rediscover a board gaming masterpiece with 7 Wonders (Second Edition), the updated edition of one of the world's most awarded games. With over 30 international awards and millions of copies sold, this new version solidifies its status as an essential benchmark in the modern board game landscape. An experience of strategy and development that will immerse you in Antiquity, where every decision counts to forge the destiny of your civilization.

Designed for 3-7 players and with an average duration of just 30 minutes, 7 Wonders (Second Edition) (Year: 2020, Publisher: Repos Production) is renowned for its elegant and innovative card drafting mechanic. Players simultaneously choose their actions, eliminating downtime and keeping the tension high. The game unfolds over three Ages, during which you will develop your city by constructing buildings and wonders, each with a growing impact on your fate.

Your strategic choices will influence the construction of a wide variety of structures: from resource producers to civil, commercial, military, and scientific buildings, all the way to powerful guilds. At the end of each Age, you will face military conflicts with your neighbors, and at the end of the three Ages, the player with the most victory points, obtained from their city, wonder, military might, and treasury, will be the winner. The refined graphics and historical setting contribute to a deep and highly replayable gaming experience, making 7 Wonders (Second Edition) a must-have for fans of strategy games and construction.

Box contents:

7 Wonder boards
148 Age cards: 49 Age I cards, 49 Age II cards, and 50 Age III cards
78 coins: 54 value 1 coins and 24 value 3 coins
48 Military Conflict tokens: 24 defeat tokens and 24 victory tokens (8 per Age)
1 scorepad
3 quick reference sheets describing card effects
1 summary sheet for cards and chaining
1 rulebook

Rules

7 Wonders (Second Edition) is a board game for 3-7 players with a duration of approximately 30 minutes. The game unfolds over three "Ages" (rounds) during which participants build and develop their city. The central mechanic is card drafting, which allows for simultaneous play without downtime. Each player starts with a hand of cards and, in each turn:

Secretly chooses a card to play.
Reveals their choice and applies its effect.
Passes the remaining cards to the adjacent player.

The cards represent various buildings to construct, such as resource producers, civil, commercial, military, scientific structures, and guilds. These constructions allow players to advance their civilization and gain bonuses. At the end of each Age, players engage in military confrontations with their direct neighbors, earning victory or defeat tokens.

At the end of the three Ages, Victory Points (VP) are calculated. VPs are accumulated through one's wonder, constructed buildings, military strength, and owned coins. The player with the highest score is declared the winner of the game.