7 Wonders (Second Edition)

Board Game Geek Reviews

1. 7 out of 10

   Epochend

   Light and enjoyable, with plenty of tasty hate-drafting opportunities. I prefer it on Board Game Arena though, where you can painlessly rattle through a game in less than 10 minutes; the extra play-time and fiddliness drags it down a bit in real life.

2. 8 out of 10

   aaj94

   [I]37 imported plays from 7 wonders, first edition.[/I] These days, 7 Wonders is about the longest sort of game that gets played at our groups (about an hour and a half is as much time as we get before one or all of the toddlers rampage). As an evergreen in the collection, most game night attendees are familiar with it, which reduces the time investment (this is an annoying one to teach -- I try not to play it with new players unless they've played [thing=133473][/thing] at some time previously). With experienced players, game times can decrease, but really, this is a game with a lot going on, and semi-experienced players will play pretty slowly unless it hits the table an awful lot. Like [thing=312618][/thing], player seating order will have an impact on your game. Woe to the science player who ends up sat between two military powerhouses, or the resource-poor player who ends up between two similarly resource-poor players. This is part of the ebb and flow of the game, but for a game of this length, it's annoying that large chunks of your strategy may be determined by what wonders you're adjacent to, and which players are your neighbors. Even with all that, 7 Wonders is close to an ideal medium-weight game. Few other games play as smoothly, accommodate such a flexible player count, and provide such a satisfying experience. It offers more flexibility beyond Sushi Go and is a nice +1 step to it. Of the three drafting games in my collection, I would pick Sushi Go to play with new players, and then 7 Wonders would probably beat out [thing=312618][/thing], most days. But, it's nice to have a little variety in a weird mechanic that isn't my absolute favorite.

3. 7.5 out of 10

   foojinsun

   Pretty ok game, not as good as duel but easy to teach and play. So more a family game then one for 'gamers'.