7 Wonders Duel

7 Wonders Duel

Lead one of the seven great cities of the Ancient world. Exploit the natural resources of your lands, take part in the eternal march of progress, develop your commercial relationships and asset your military might. Leave your mark in the history of civilization by building an architectural marvel that will transcend the ages to come.

What's different about 7 Wonders: Duel is that, the game is solely for two players, with the players not drafting card simultaneously from hands of cards, but from a display of face-down and face-up cards arranged at the start of a round. A player can take a card only if it's not covered by any others, so timing comes into play as well as bonus moves that allow you to take a second card immediately. As in the original game, each card that you acquire can be built, discarded for coins, or used to construct a wonder.

Each player starts with four wonder cards, and the construction of a wonder provides its owner with a special ability. Only seven wonders can be built, though, so one player will end up short.

Players can purchase resources at any time from the bank, or they can gain cards during the game that provide them with resources for future building; as you acquire resources, the cost for those particular resources increases for your opponent, representing your dominance in this area.

A player can win 7 Wonders: Duel in one of three ways. Each time that you acquire a military card, you advance the military marker toward your opponent's capital, giving you a bonus at certain positions. If you reach the opponent's capital, you win the game immediately. Similarly, if you acquire any six of seven different scientific symbols, you achieve scientific dominance and win immediately. If neither of these situations occurs, then the player with the most points at the end of the game wins.

Contents:
7 Wonder Boards
7 Wonder Cards
49 Age I Cards
49 Age II Cards
50 Age III Cards
46 Conflict Tokens
24 Value 3 Coins
46 Value 1 Coins
1 Score Booklet
1 Rulebook
2 "2 Player" Cards

Ages: 10+
Players: 2-7
Game Length: 30 minutes