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‘7 Wonders’ is the Most Awarded Wonderful Board Game Ever — and It’s Almost 30% Off!

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Jul 22 2024
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7 Wonders is the gateway card drafting board game, and there’s a limited time deal happening right now! Can you establish the greatest ancient city?

7 Wonders is a very well-established game with a bunch of expansions and a new brand-new edition as well. And right now, you can pick up the base game of the second edition, which features some gameplay balances and updated components for a smoother game overall.

7 Wonders Overview

The core gameplay mechanic of 7 Wonders is card drafting. Card drafting is when each player has a hand of cards and chooses one to keep, then passes the remaining cards to the next player for them to choose one and pass the rest, and so on.

There’s nothing better than passing a good card to a close friend unless you’re wearing a solid red shirt.

Players will use the cards as resources, buildings, science, military power, guild halls, and more. The simple beauty of 7 Wonders is each different type of card provides victory points in different ways. This means that each player will have their own idea of what strategy to implement and how to go about doing it.

Each round, players choose a card from their hand and pass the remaining cards to the player to their left or right. This continues until there are no more cards left. The cards players choose will grant resources, or specific icons which grant points. There are multiple types of card, which with their own systems and mechanics. One of the many things that makes 7 Wonders great is each game will differ because each player’s draft decision will directly affect each other player.

The game plays out over 3 rounds. Thanks to the drafting mechanic, there is very little downtime, since every player is choosing simultaneously. And since each player is only choosing from a small and ever-decreasing hand of cards each time, the game actually speeds up as the rounds go on. If you’ve played basically any board game, you know the reverse is almost always the case.

7 Wonders is elegant in a way that most games simply aren’t. There’s a reason it is the most-awarded board game ever. So grab your copy today and find out for yourself why it’s so highly regarded.


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Author: Matt Sall
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