Best 2 player game
Fantastic game. There's so much replayability and depth of strategy yet it is also very portable, very quick and very easy to teach. Really utilises the unique 2 player dynamic effectively.
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ASM7DU-EN01
£21.00
Fantastic game. There's so much replayability and depth of strategy yet it is also very portable, very quick and very easy to teach. Really utilises the unique 2 player dynamic effectively.
This game fixes a lot of issues from a drafting game and gives you a number of ways to win, which is very satisfying.
Learning Curve |
Rated 3 out of 5
Easy-peasy
Brain burner
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Aesthetics |
Rated 4 out of 5
Decidedly dull
Pure eye candy
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Enjoyment |
Rated 4 out of 5
Satisfied
Mind blown!
|
This has to be one of the most played games in our collection. I’ve not played the multiplayer parent, but this game is elegant - simple to learn, yet difficult to master. We very rarely have games where one person runs away with it making each and every game exciting.
You must compete with your opponent through three ages to one of three victories - Victory Points, Scientific Victory or Military Victory. Typically it is the former, but often the best games are where one player sneaks in one of the auto victories in the last turn or two.
Each turn you collect or buy new cards which in turn give you more resources, science, military or VP. Manipulating the order in which cards are drawn can be the key to victory.
Finally you have to decide when (or sometimes if) you are going to build your Wonders, but don’t wait too long or you opponent will take the final spot - there are only 7 Wonders after all.
Learning Curve |
Rated 2 out of 5
Easy-peasy
Brain burner
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Aesthetics |
Rated 4 out of 5
Decidedly dull
Pure eye candy
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Enjoyment |
Rated 5 out of 5
Satisfied
Mind blown!
|
Played it at the Oxford store and enjoyed so much that I had to get it. We really enjoy it, and there are so many elegant mechanics that work really well. Now looking into getting the expansions.
Learning Curve |
Rated 3 out of 5
Easy-peasy
Brain burner
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Aesthetics |
Rated 4 out of 5
Decidedly dull
Pure eye candy
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Enjoyment |
Rated 4 out of 5
Satisfied
Mind blown!
|
Great two player game, you can win in different ways depending on what strategy you apply
Learning Curve |
Rated 4 out of 5
Easy-peasy
Brain burner
|
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Aesthetics |
Rated 4 out of 5
Decidedly dull
Pure eye candy
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Enjoyment |
Rated 4 out of 5
Satisfied
Mind blown!
|
Collections: 7 Wonders, All, BEST SELLING, Bestsellers, Card Games, Family Games, The Asmodee Collective, Two Player Games
Type: Family Games
Category: Ancient, Card Game, City Building, Civilization, Economic, Two-Player Only Games
In many ways 7 Wonders: Duel resembles its parent game 7 Wonders as over three ages players acquire cards that provide resources or advance their military or scientific development in order to develop a civilization and complete wonders.
What's different about 7 Wonders: Duel is that, as the title suggests, 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 three 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.
Fantastic game. There's so much replayability and depth of strategy yet it is also very portable, very quick and very easy to teach. Really utilises the unique 2 player dynamic effectively.
This game fixes a lot of issues from a drafting game and gives you a number of ways to win, which is very satisfying.
Learning Curve |
Rated 3 out of 5
Easy-peasy
Brain burner
|
---|---|
Aesthetics |
Rated 4 out of 5
Decidedly dull
Pure eye candy
|
Enjoyment |
Rated 4 out of 5
Satisfied
Mind blown!
|
This has to be one of the most played games in our collection. I’ve not played the multiplayer parent, but this game is elegant - simple to learn, yet difficult to master. We very rarely have games where one person runs away with it making each and every game exciting.
You must compete with your opponent through three ages to one of three victories - Victory Points, Scientific Victory or Military Victory. Typically it is the former, but often the best games are where one player sneaks in one of the auto victories in the last turn or two.
Each turn you collect or buy new cards which in turn give you more resources, science, military or VP. Manipulating the order in which cards are drawn can be the key to victory.
Finally you have to decide when (or sometimes if) you are going to build your Wonders, but don’t wait too long or you opponent will take the final spot - there are only 7 Wonders after all.
Learning Curve |
Rated 2 out of 5
Easy-peasy
Brain burner
|
---|---|
Aesthetics |
Rated 4 out of 5
Decidedly dull
Pure eye candy
|
Enjoyment |
Rated 5 out of 5
Satisfied
Mind blown!
|
Played it at the Oxford store and enjoyed so much that I had to get it. We really enjoy it, and there are so many elegant mechanics that work really well. Now looking into getting the expansions.
Learning Curve |
Rated 3 out of 5
Easy-peasy
Brain burner
|
---|---|
Aesthetics |
Rated 4 out of 5
Decidedly dull
Pure eye candy
|
Enjoyment |
Rated 4 out of 5
Satisfied
Mind blown!
|
Great two player game, you can win in different ways depending on what strategy you apply
Learning Curve |
Rated 4 out of 5
Easy-peasy
Brain burner
|
---|---|
Aesthetics |
Rated 4 out of 5
Decidedly dull
Pure eye candy
|
Enjoyment |
Rated 4 out of 5
Satisfied
Mind blown!
|
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