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== Gameplay == == Gameplay ==
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Each playthrough of ''7 Wonders Duel'' is split into three ages, each of which has unique cards, laid out in a nested pyramid shape.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-29 |title=Our all time favorite two player board game is 37% off for Black Friday |url=https://www.wargamer.com/7-wonders-duel/black-friday-deal-2024 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> On a player's round, they must select one of the topmost cards and either construct it, discard it for coins, or use it to construct a wonder.<ref>{{Cite web |title=7 Wonders Duel Boardgame |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/7-wonders-duel-boardgame-review |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Saathoff |first=Evan |date=2020-01-10 |title=Board Game Review: 7 WONDERS DUEL |url=https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2020/01/10/board-game-review-7-wonders-duel.html |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-13 |title=7 Wonders Duel review - a two player marvel |url=https://www.wargamer.com/7-wonders-duel/review |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref>
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''7 Wonders Duel'' is a ] ] ]. A game consists of three stages, each with an unique deck of cards, laid out in a overlapping ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bassil |first=Matt |date=2024-11-29 |title=Our all time favorite two player board game is 37% off for Black Friday |url=https://www.wargamer.com/7-wonders-duel/black-friday-deal-2024 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref>

On a player's round, they must select one of the available cards and perform one of three actions. They may construct it by paying its cost in resources, activating the card and giving the player its effects. These include resource production, military advances, scientific tokens, ], and coins. Alternatively, the card may be discarded for coins or used to construct wonders. Similar to in '']'', which the game is a ] of, wonders give large benefits and cost multiple resources to construct.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Meehan |first=Alex |date=2024-05-07 |title=Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-Earth is basically a reskin of the 7 Wonders 2-player board game |url=https://www.dicebreaker.com/series/the-lord-of-the-rings-duel-for-middle-earth/news/lord-of-rings-duel-for-middle-earth |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Law |first=Keith |title=7 Wonders Duel Boardgame |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/7-wonders-duel-boardgame-review |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref>

There are three means of victory. Anytime during the game, a player wins if they have advanced the military token to the end of the track or if they have six different science tokens. If neither condition is met at the end of the game, the player with most victory points, as calculated by a formula, wins.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saathoff |first=Evan |date=2020-01-10 |title=Board Game Review: 7 WONDERS DUEL |url=https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2020/01/10/board-game-review-7-wonders-duel.html |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bassil |first=Matt |date=2023-12-13 |title=7 Wonders Duel review - a two player marvel |url=https://www.wargamer.com/7-wonders-duel/review |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref>

There is a ] variant available, in which the opponent is replaced by a leader card that takes actions based on decision cards.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Meehan |first=Alex |date=2020-05-21 |title=7 Wonders Duel gets official solo rules for playing the card game alone during lockdown |url=https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/7-wonders-duel/news/7-wonders-duel-solo-rules |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=] |language=en}}</ref>


== Reception == == Reception ==
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''7 Wonders Duel'' was published by Repos Production, a subsidiary of ], in 2015. The game was a commericial success, selling one million copies in five years, at twice the speed of ''7 Wonders''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jarvis |first=Matt |date=2021-01-11 |title=7 Wonders Duel has sold 1 million copies, in half the time of the original |url=https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/7-wonders-duel/news/7-wonders-duel-1-million-sales |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> It was nominated for, and won, ]'s "Best 2-Player Board Game" and "Best Card Game" awards in the same year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boardgamegeek.com/awardcategory/8392/golden-geek-best-2-player-board-game|title=Golden Geek Best 2-Player Board Game &#124; Award Category &#124; BoardGameGeek|website=]|access-date=2021-10-24|archive-date=2021-10-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024105038/https://boardgamegeek.com/awardcategory/8392/golden-geek-best-2-player-board-game|url-status=live}}</ref>

''7 Wonders Duel'' was published by Repos Production, a subsidiary of ], in 2015. The game was a commercial success, selling one million copies in five years, at twice the speed of ''7 Wonders''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jarvis |first=Matt |date=2021-01-11 |title=7 Wonders Duel has sold 1 million copies, in half the time of the original |url=https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/7-wonders-duel/news/7-wonders-duel-1-million-sales |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> It was nominated for, and won, ]'s "Best 2-Player Board Game" and "Best Card Game" awards of the same year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boardgamegeek.com/awardcategory/8392/golden-geek-best-2-player-board-game|title=Golden Geek Best 2-Player Board Game &#124; Award Category &#124; BoardGameGeek|website=]|access-date=2021-10-24|archive-date=2021-10-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024105038/https://boardgamegeek.com/awardcategory/8392/golden-geek-best-2-player-board-game|url-status=live}}</ref>


== References == == References ==
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2015 card game
7 Wonders Duel
Designers
IllustratorsMiguel Coimbra
PublishersRepos Production
Publication2015
Genres
Parent games7 Wonders
Players2
Websitewww.rprod.com/en/games/7-wonders-duel Edit this at Wikidata

7 Wonders Duel is a 2015 two-player strategy card game designed by Antoine Bauza and Bruno Cathala with art from Miguel Coimbra. A spinoff of 7 Wonders, the game was published by Repos Production and achieved commercial success.

Gameplay

Layout of stage I cards.End game. Constructed cards, wonders, and tokens can be seen.

7 Wonders Duel is a two-player strategy card game. A game consists of three stages, each with an unique deck of cards, laid out in a overlapping pyramid shape.

On a player's round, they must select one of the available cards and perform one of three actions. They may construct it by paying its cost in resources, activating the card and giving the player its effects. These include resource production, military advances, scientific tokens, victory points, and coins. Alternatively, the card may be discarded for coins or used to construct wonders. Similar to in 7 Wonders, which the game is a spinoff of, wonders give large benefits and cost multiple resources to construct.

There are three means of victory. Anytime during the game, a player wins if they have advanced the military token to the end of the track or if they have six different science tokens. If neither condition is met at the end of the game, the player with most victory points, as calculated by a formula, wins.

There is a single-player variant available, in which the opponent is replaced by a leader card that takes actions based on decision cards.

Reception

A tournament in Cannes, 2016.

7 Wonders Duel was published by Repos Production, a subsidiary of Asmodee, in 2015. The game was a commercial success, selling one million copies in five years, at twice the speed of 7 Wonders. It was nominated for, and won, BoardGameGeek's "Best 2-Player Board Game" and "Best Card Game" awards of the same year.

References

  1. Bassil, Matt (2024-11-29). "Our all time favorite two player board game is 37% off for Black Friday". Wargamer. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  2. Meehan, Alex (2024-05-07). "Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-Earth is basically a reskin of the 7 Wonders 2-player board game". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
  3. Law, Keith. "7 Wonders Duel Boardgame". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  4. Saathoff, Evan (2020-01-10). "Board Game Review: 7 WONDERS DUEL". Birth.Movies.Death. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  5. Bassil, Matt (2023-12-13). "7 Wonders Duel review - a two player marvel". Wargamer. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  6. Meehan, Alex (2020-05-21). "7 Wonders Duel gets official solo rules for playing the card game alone during lockdown". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
  7. Jarvis, Matt (2021-01-11). "7 Wonders Duel has sold 1 million copies, in half the time of the original". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
  8. "Golden Geek Best 2-Player Board Game | Award Category | BoardGameGeek". BoardGameGeek. Archived from the original on 2021-10-24. Retrieved 2021-10-24.

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