7 Wonders

Tick each step as you complete it.

1. 1Shuffle the seven Wonder cards and deal one to each player. The card sets which board and which side you use. For your first games, play side A: it is the simpler version.

   

2. 2Build one deck per age. Remove every card that asks for more players than you have: the number is printed on the card. For Age III, set the ten Guilds aside and return the unused ones to the box; you keep one per player plus two.

   

3. 3Give each player 3 coins of value 1. The rest forms the bank; you can change a 3 coin for three 1 coins at any time.

   

4. 4Leave the conflict tokens next to the bank: defeat tokens are worth -1 and victory tokens +1, +3 or +5 depending on the age they are handed out.

   

5. 5Deal 7 cards from the Age I deck to each player. Every age starts with a fresh hand from its own deck.

   

6. 6Each player puts their board in front and sorts their city: brown and grey cards stack under the board so everyone can read the resources at a glance; the rest go face up beside it.