7 Wonders (board game)
Encyclopedia
7 Wonders is a board game
created by Antoine Bauza in 2010 and published by Repos Production in English
and by Κάισσα in Greek
, that won the prestigious Kennerspiel des Jahres in 2011. It is the first game to receive this prize. It also won the 2011 Deutscher Spiele Preis
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It is one of the highest rated games on BoardGameGeek
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civilization game. It uses a card-drafting mechanic where, once per turn, each player selects a card to play from their hand then passes the remaining cards to the player on their left. This is repeated until 6 out of the 7 cards dealt have been played. The game is played over three different decks representing three different ages. At the end of each age, military conflicts are resolved between neighbors. Resource trading is also possible between neighbors throughout the game. Once all three decks have been played, players tally their scores in different developed areas (civil, scientific, commercial). The player with the most points wins.
Board game
A board game is a game which involves counters or pieces being moved on a pre-marked surface or "board", according to a set of rules. Games may be based on pure strategy, chance or a mixture of the two, and usually have a goal which a player aims to achieve...
created by Antoine Bauza in 2010 and published by Repos Production in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and by Κάισσα in Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
, that won the prestigious Kennerspiel des Jahres in 2011. It is the first game to receive this prize. It also won the 2011 Deutscher Spiele Preis
Deutscher Spiele Preis
The Deutscher Spiele Preis is an important award for boardgames. It was started in 1990 by the German magazine "Die Pöppel-Revue", which collects votes from the industry's stores, magazines, professionals and game clubs. The results are announced every October at the Spiel game fair in Essen,...
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It is one of the highest rated games on BoardGameGeek
BoardGameGeek
BoardGameGeek is a website that was founded in January 2000 by Scott Alden and Derk Solko as a resource for the board gaming hobby. The database holds reviews, articles, and session reports for over 45,000 different games, expansions, and designers. BoardGameGeek includes German-style board games,...
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Gameplay
7 Wonders is a card-basedCard game
A card game is any game using playing cards as the primary device with which the game is played, be they traditional or game-specific. Countless card games exist, including families of related games...
civilization game. It uses a card-drafting mechanic where, once per turn, each player selects a card to play from their hand then passes the remaining cards to the player on their left. This is repeated until 6 out of the 7 cards dealt have been played. The game is played over three different decks representing three different ages. At the end of each age, military conflicts are resolved between neighbors. Resource trading is also possible between neighbors throughout the game. Once all three decks have been played, players tally their scores in different developed areas (civil, scientific, commercial). The player with the most points wins.
Awards
- 2011 Deutscher Spiele PreisDeutscher Spiele PreisThe Deutscher Spiele Preis is an important award for boardgames. It was started in 1990 by the German magazine "Die Pöppel-Revue", which collects votes from the industry's stores, magazines, professionals and game clubs. The results are announced every October at the Spiel game fair in Essen,...
, Winner. - 2011 Kennerspiel des Jahres, German "ConnoisseurConnoisseurA connoisseur is a person who has a great deal of knowledge about the fine arts, cuisines, or an expert judge in matters of taste.Modern connoisseurship must be seen along with museums, art galleries and "the cult of originality"...
" Game of the Year, Winner. - 2010 Tric Trac d'or (France) , Game of the Year, Winner.
- 2011 Les Trois Lys (Québec) , Game of the year, Winner
- 2011 Vuoden Aikuistenpeli (Finland), Adult game of the year, Winner. .