7 Wonders Duel Board Game

7 Wonders Duel is an outstanding board game that is perfect for two players. The game is easy to learn, but provides endless hours of strategic play. The game mechanics are well thought out and each turn offers new challenges and opportunities for players to build their civilizations. The game components are of high quality, with well-designed cards and a sturdy game board. The rules are clear and concise, making it easy for new players to jump in and start playing. The game play is fast-paced and exciting, with players making decisions about which wonders to build, which resources to gather, and which military actions to take. One of the best aspects of 7 Wonders Duel is that each game is different. The wonder cards and the order they are played change with each game, offering a unique experience each time you play. The game also scales well, with different difficulty levels available depending on the skill level of the players. Overall, 7 Wonders Duel is an excellent board game that provides a challenging and enjoyable experience for two players. Whether you're a seasoned gamer or new to the hobby, I highly recommend this game. It's a great addition to any game collection and is sure to provide hours of fun.

Excellent strategy game for couples. Very entertaining and easy to play. 100% recommended

I've never played the original 7 Wonders (which is 2+ players), but bought this to play with my partner - as it is a version of the original game which is specifically designed to work and function with just 2 players. I haven't previously been a big buyer of board games, but they don't come cheap. Even used on eBay/Amazon, you're going to be paying close to the new price you see here. But don't let that dissuade you. It's a good-quality game which we've continued to have fun with, even after 10+ times of playing it. You can see fantastic reviews of board games like this on YouTube if you're unsure, so I won't parrot which is already been said. However, from my perspective, as a complete newcomer to board games like this, I think it is: - Good-quality with playboard, coins, and cards (which are also aesthetically nice!) - Easy to learn. After one (or maybe two) playthroughs you'll have no issue. - Quick to play: After your initial games, you can play through this in 20-30minutes - easy. My only real gripe is that, after the first 5 or so games, the majority of them have begun to end in stalemates (which you then count up victory points). When you're both at your best, it seems far too easy to sabotage each other. Despite this, I still think it's fun (and is, frankly, the nature of card-games like this). Recommend if you're looking for an entry-level board game to play with a friend/partner. Lots of fun and decent amount of replayability to make it worth the money (they also resell on eBay/Amazon for decent rates if/when you get bored of it).

7 Wonders: Duel is a standalone game for 2-players (it is *not* a 7 Wonders expansion). The game builds on the theme and some of the mechanics from 7 Wonders. It introduces some excellent 2-player gaming ideas and so 'ta da' a new game is born. It is excellent fun to play and is far better, in my opinion, than the 2-player variant in the original 7 Wonders. There is a real sense of suspense as each opponent watches the other's military endeavours and scientific progress. It's made much more dynamic, now that there are three game end conditions: (i) a race on military supremacy; (ii) a race on scientific supremacy and (iii) a civilian victory. Both (i) and (ii) are instant wins; (iii) kicks-in when all cards have been played and then it's time to add up the points to determine a winner (just like the original 7 Wonders). There is plenty of replayability. Each game is played with 8 wonder cards (from 12), 20 Age I cards (from 23), 20 Age II cards (from 23), and a combination of 20 cards for Age III (17 from 20 Age III cards and 3 from 7 Age III Guild cards). The game also introduces progress tokens of which 5 (from 10) are available in each game. This means that there is not too much randomness, but what little there is, is sufficient to ensure that no two games will be the same. The game is quick, 20 - 30 mins, and set-up is pretty fast, as is putting it away. My 8 year old picked up the rules fairly easily and can win without any assistance. This makes it a very approachable family game in terms of age ranges. Note: my 8 year old has played 7 Wonders many times and so the learning curve from there is very short and quick. Why only 4 stars? Well, the Age / Guild cards are much smaller than the original game (despite there being room in the box for bigger cards) and the icons they represent are also small and the icons showing their cost are smaller still. When the cards are overlaid in the Age set-up you'll see they would have taken up a huge amount of room if the cards were as per the original game, however, I'd have preferred lost table space vs. easier icon readability. I doubt that 7 Wonders: Duel will out-class 7 Wonders. However, it is an excellent 2-player version of the original game and if you have the original and are looking for a better 2-player variant then I definitely recommend it.

I did a fair bit of research into a new game for my 22-year old daughter, who loves playing board games but has now left home and living with her boyfriend. I wanted a game that the two of them could play, but was challenging enough to want to keep replaying. We LOVE games in our family and have played them since the children were small - Settlers of Catan, Carcassone, Ticket to Ride and, believe it or not, 'Chart Buster' an ancient (well, 1970-ish) game we found in my in-laws cupboard - very "Poptastic" but an incredibly good game - I tried to find one of these to buy for her, as she loves it, but I only found one on ebay which had already sold for over £100! If you ever see one in a charity shop, I can highly recommend it. Anyway, I digress. We have some great games - which makes choosing a new one quite tricky. Well, this was a hit! It kept us amused all over Christmas. It doesn't take too long, but you need to keep your wits about you and you can think you're doing quite well until everything turns towards the end and you find you lost ... ... again!

Great game for 2 players only, very imaginative!

We like CiV games so this is lovely to play together.

I must admit that I am not a regular board game player, but this little game took me by surprise! It is really fun to play and definitely made for just two people. I found the instructions too confusing (and long!) so the first round took a while. Check out videos on youtube that explain in minutes what the instructions fail to deliver clearly! Wish we'd done this first! Anyway, after that, each game took about 45mins-1hour and was very pleasant. The artwork is beautiful and the variety of game paths means no two games are alike. Overall, I do recommend it! EDIT: Since originally writing this, we tried out few other board games, and I must say 7 Wonders Duel is by far the most strategic, least luck-dependant, and truly created for two people. The art is magnificent now that I compare to other games! I would recommend you invest in the second expansion pack - Pantheon. It makes for a much better game as gets rid of the Guild cards. Apparently, there is also a third expansion - Senate. I haven't tried it but doesn't seem to be that good/necessary.