Seven Wonders is a civilization building game where you play as one of seven ancient Mediterranean polities. The game takes place over three ages, and you get a deck of cards during each age. The basic gameplay pattern is thus: you take your deck, look at it, choose a building to add to your civilization, and then pass the deck on and receive a new one. You do this in each age, all the while constructing levels of your civ's wonder in the background. By the end you should have ~18 wonders and 3 levels of your wonder built. Points are scored off of building your wonder and combining buildings in your civ. The winner is the one with the most points.
For a full run through of how to play, follow this link.
This year, we have the following contestants:
Game #1, 7pm.
Amanda Ayers
Daniel Halford
Danielle Harris
Hubert Lee
Kader Riddick
Caralee Shepard
Game #2, 8pm
Jonathan Fish
Samantha Fish
Dave Harris
Megan Prettyman
Erin Salter
Wells Thompson
Michael Williams
Championship Game, 9pm
1st Place Game #1
2nd Place Game #1
3rd Place Game #1
1st Place Game #2
2nd Place Game #2
3rd place Game #2
Our Defending Champions
1st Place 2018 - Brittany Webb
2nd Place 2018 - Kader Riddick
3rd Place 2018 - Danielle Harris
There were complaints last year about how freely advice was able to be given during the event, so we're instituting a stricter policy this year.
During the first age of the qualifying games, anyone can receive any help from other people in the room. In the second age, advice may only be given in the form of yes/no answers to questions. In the third age, the only interaction the onlookers can have with the players is to clarify rules. In the championship game, there will be no advice allowed from onlookers.
Dave & Dani's Player to Watch: Caralee Shepard
The Shepards were the ones to first introduce us to Seven Wonders, and both Beth and Caralee have played this game dozens of times with their family and are formidable opponents. Caralee was unable to compete in Seven Wonders last year, but she will be someone to look out for in Tuesday's game.
Dave & Dani's Game Advice
1. Don't neglect building up a resource base in the first age! It's really sad when you can't build the third tier of your wonder because neither you or your neighbors have the resources needed to complete it.
2. Don't ignore green buildings! They combo really hard if you know how to use them.
3. Don't overinvest in military. Unless your neighbors are going all out, there is no point in building more than exactly what you need to beat them.
4. Don't forget you can construct a tier of a wonder before the corresponding age (i.e. - You can build the second tier of your wonder in age I).
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