{"product_id":"7-wonders-duel","title":"7 Wonders Duel","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn many ways\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7 Wonders Duel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eresembles its parent game\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7 Wonders\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat's different about\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7 Wonders Duel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis that, as the title suggests, the game is solely for two players, with the players not drafting cards 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEach 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlayers 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA player can win\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7 Wonders Duel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein one of three ways: each time 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 none of these situations occurs, then the player with the most points at the end of the game wins.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Boardwalk Games TX","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37416964685989,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/8548\/6757\/products\/7WondersDuel.jpg?v=1607715319","url":"https:\/\/www.boardwalk-games.com\/products\/7-wonders-duel","provider":"Boardwalk Games TX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}