7 Wonders Duel

7 Wonders Duel is the best two-player game we own, and we do not say that lightly. It takes the card drafting of the original 7 Wonders, strips it down to a head-to-head fight, and adds two ways to win instantly that keep both players sweating from the first age to the last. Thirty minutes, a small box, and real depth.

The 7 Wonders Duel review covers who it is for and the one thing about it that annoys us. The strategy guide is where most readers go next, because the game punishes greed in ways that are not obvious until you have lost a few times. Our wonder tier list ranks all twelve wonders, and scientific supremacy explains the win condition that decides more games than people expect.

If you are choosing between this and the original, 7 Wonders Duel vs 7 Wonders gives a clear answer based on how many people you actually play with. The progress tokens article finishes the set.