Repos Production | 7 Wonders 2nd Edition: Cities Expansion | Family Board Game | Ages 10+ | 3-7 Players | 40 Minutes Playing Time

I must admit that I am not a regular board game player, but this little game took me by surprise! It is really fun to play and definitely made for just two people. I found the instructions too confusing (and long!) so the first round took a while. Check out videos on youtube that explain in minutes what the instructions fail to deliver clearly! Wish we'd done this first! Anyway, after that, each game took about 45mins-1hour and was very pleasant.The artwork is beautiful and the variety of game paths means no two games are alike.Overall, I do recommend it!EDIT: Since originally writing this, we tried out few other board games, and I must say 7 Wonders Duel is by far the most strategic, least luck-dependant, and truly created for two people. The art is magnificent now that I compare to other games! I would recommend you invest in the second expansion pack - Pantheon. It makes for a much better game as gets rid of the Guild cards. Apparently, there is also a third expansion - Senate. I haven't tried it but doesn't seem to be that good/necessary.

Some reviews mention that the Age I deck is missing. Actually, it's not missing :)You'll receive cards wrapped in two packs. One pack contains cards from Ages I and II. The other contains cards from the Ages II and III.

Duel is such an incredibly fun game. It is the most entertaining 2 player game I have found to date.The rules are fairly simple, but does take a slow play through to learn. There are multiple ways to win, and counter your opponent. Duel is a very tactical game, and you can plan your attacks and moves multiple turns in advance.I strongly recommend Duel for any board have enthusiast.---------Pantheon Expansion review-------Duel on its own is my favourite board game. With the addition of Pantheon it is far and away the best hand I have played.The standard format of the game remaines the same, but you now have the addition of God cards. These cards can be activated during era 2 and 3, and are selected by players during the first age. They have have changing abilities, that can give you victory over your opponent.If you enjoy the first game, then i thoroughly recommend Pantheon. You won't regret it.

Incredibly good two-person strategy game. With Coronavirus and lockdowns, many of the multi-person strategy games we usually enjoy were out. And very few two-person games actually involve good strategy. This one manages to do so brilliantly. It definitely takes a practice round or two to get all the rules down, but as each game usually only takes 30 mins or so that's fine. We ordered the Pantheon expansion as well, and use that about 75% of the time - with that addition I think it's the best two-person game I've ever played. With random cards discarded each time, each time we play is a bit different. It's great.

I did a fair bit of research into a new game for my 22-year old daughter, who loves playing board games but has now left home and living with her boyfriend. I wanted a game that the two of them could play, but was challenging enough to want to keep replaying. We LOVE games in our family and have played them since the children were small - Settlers of Catan, Carcassone, Ticket to Ride and, believe it or not, 'Chart Buster' an ancient (well, 1970-ish) game we found in my in-laws cupboard - very "Poptastic" but an incredibly good game - I tried to find one of these to buy for her, as she loves it, but I only found one on ebay which had already sold for over £100! If you ever see one in a charity shop, I can highly recommend it. Anyway, I digress. We have some great games - which makes choosing a new one quite tricky. Well, this was a hit! It kept us amused all over Christmas. It doesn't take too long, but you need to keep your wits about you and you can think you're doing quite well until everything turns towards the end and you find you lost ... ... again!

Whenever the wife and I finish a game night and there's still time for just one more quick game of something, this is usually the game we pick. It takes about 30 - 45 mins to play and the setup / tear down is fast.Duel is easy to learn but the rules come in 2 formats, a book and a quick reference sheet. However they might as well have put everything in the 1 book because the quick reference is only partially useful and only shows some examples of a rule, whilst the remaining examples are in the rule book propper.However I'm nit picking, this is a great 2 player competitive game, quick to learn but with a good depth of strategy to it.The cards and components are of a good quality too and the box itself takes up very little shelf space.A keeper!

It is a good game, I just can't help but feel it could be better, perhaps if there was more power in your turns, I mean, there was more you could influence on the table, I feel neither player has much control over what happens, you need good lookahead skills to win, a little bit of number crunching to work out how to get the cards you want, and a little number crunching to work out how to reveal cards for your turn, and a little card counting skills to work out what cards are unrevealed and what likely hood there is to reveal the right card,Other than lookahead and number crunching this game is empty, two not particularly fun mechanics of board games

Our household is a big fan of the original Seven Wonders and SOME of the add-ons to that game. It is always the go to game when we have a board game night or some guests over.I picked this version up based on a recommendation from my local game pals. Boy, this is a great variation of an already perfect game. The concept is the same, but some of the rules, such as trade and conflict make each game an exciting (and sometimes unpredictable) experience.We've gotten a lot of use with a family member staying in hospital for an extended period. Just make sure you have enough table/desk/floor space to lay out your cards. This is not a travel edition and probably wouldn't suit being played in the back set of the car on a long journey (as our kids were hoping to do).