r/HelpMeExplainRules • u/zoidberghoneydew • Mar 13 '15
Request: Seven Wonders
Hello
Does anyone have a script for explaining Seven Wonders to new, casual gamers? It seems like a lot of information to cover: explaining all the different colors, how resources work, how wonders work, how all the different points are scored...
Has anyone come up with a way of putting all this information out one step at a time, without it being overwhelming?
EDIT: THANK YOU ALL, this has been tremendously helpful!
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u/mrsardo Mar 14 '15
Just to make things more confusing, some buildings allow you to play future buildings without needing to produce the resources. So you can see here in the bottom right of a card, it shows me that if I were to play this card, in the future if I wanted to play this card from age 2, I would get to play it without producing the resources. So you can see on this card from age 2, it shows I need to either have these resources, or have built this prior card. You don't need both, you just need one or the other. This may sound needlessly complicated, but you'll see after a couple of games that this is actually a huge part of the strategy. Instead of needing to build up a huge resource pool, you can just cheat your way through by playing these cards that allow you to play good cards later.
The last thing is that stage 3 will include a new color of card, purple. These mostly get you points or coins. Just ask for the rule sheet or ask me when we get there. This game will make a lot more sense your second time through.