7 Wonders (2010)

The reviewer highly praises "7 Wonders" as a five-star game, appreciating its ability to deliver an epic civilization-building feel in a condensed playtime and its various paths to victory. Despite acknowledging the challenge of teaching new players due to its icon-based design and its optimal performance at higher player counts, they still consider it one of their favorite games.

The reviewer found '7 Wonders' to be a really fun and quick game, praising its unique card-passing mechanic and emphasizing that it doesn't take too long to play, making for an enjoyable experience.

The reviewer highly praises 7 Wonders as a modern classic with excellent card drafting and scalability, noting its simple accessibility yet rewarding depth despite some minor issues with score tracking and early game decisions.

“7 Wonders is not only a good game, it’s also an important game. It launched a career, inspired hundreds of other titles, and still manages to feel fun and engaging ten years after its release.”

The reviewer expresses enthusiastic praise for 7 Wonders, highlighting its successful card drafting and engaging wonder-building mechanics as key reasons for its appeal.

Claudia Bazán praises 7 Wonders (Second Edition) for offering many interesting strategic decisions, requiring players to balance their development paths throughout the game.

The reviewer highly praises 7 Wonders for its lasting appeal, accessibility, and excellent card drafting mechanic, making it a versatile game for various player counts and a great choice for new players, though he notes its depth is somewhat limited.

The reviewer highly regards 7 Wonders, stating it consistently ranks in his top 15 games primarily due to its expansions, which he feels significantly elevate the base game from being merely good to exceptional.

The reviewer highly praises 7 Wonders for its lasting appeal, accessibility for new players, and effective card drafting mechanism, making it a flexible and rewarding experience that has remained in their collection for over a decade, despite acknowledging its limited depth.

The reviewer highly praises "7 Wonders" as a fantastic and exceptionally replayable card game that accommodates up to seven players without significant downtime due to simultaneous turns, making it a marvelous experience.

“I’m not sure any game could live up to the hype that 7 Wonders has received, but it is a fantastic game and one I’m always willing (and often itching) to play.”

The reviewer highlights '7 Wonders' as a fast-paced, highly strategic card drafting game with excellent replayability and gorgeous artwork, making it a great social experience despite a slight learning curve for new players due to its pace and some unintuitive card symbols.

The reviewer praises "7 Wonders" as a quick-to-learn and quick-to-play game that offers excellent replayability due to its varied cards and unique wonders.

“This review expresses great satisfaction with 7 Wonders as a fantastic and accessible game that can be played and enjoyed by the whole family, including younger children. The author is particularly pleased with how it has opened the door to playing more advanced hobby games with his kids.”

“7 Wonders is a fun game, a good way to pass a half hour, with a great balance of luck and strategy.”

“My opinion on 7 Wonders isn’t that it’s a bad game – not in the slightest. It’s a very good game. I’d say more than anything else though it’s an unnecessary game for a collection – for whatever purpose to which you’d put it there’s something much better suited out there.”

“This is like gas station coffee. It’ll keep you awake, but you’re probably better off falling asleep at the wheel.”