8 Games To Try If You Like 7 wonders

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7 Wonders is one of the best intro drafting games in the hobby. It’s accessible for a wide variety of experiences and gives enough strategy that you might wonder “what’s next?”. This is the list of the best games I believe can be great next steps into the hobby if you like 7 Wonders.
TimeStamps:
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:01:44 - Hadara
0:02:40 - Dominion
0:03:58 - It’s a Wonderful World
0:05:39 - Bunny Kingdom
0:06:48 - Ancient Knowledge
0:08:25 - Kingdom Builder
0:10:41 - 7 Wonders Duel
0:12:21 - Blood Rage
0:14:02 - Wrapping Up
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Hadara - boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2...
Dominion - boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3...
It’s a Wonderful World - boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2...
Bunny Kingdom - boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1...
Ancient Knowledge - boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3...
Kingdom Builder - boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1...
7 Wonders Duel - boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1...
Blood Rage - boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1...
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[@Dash-si3en]

I LOVE reviews like this! Thanks Alex! As a suggestion, with all the “multi player solitaire” games out there, how about a list of top 10 interactive games?

[@AlysonFreebairn]

Thanks for this video! 7 wonders if one of my favorite games. But I’ve been looking for others like it lately.

[@darinherrick9224]

IMPERIUS and NEOM. NEOM is 10 times the game. IMPERIUS is 100 times the game. Both are cheap.

[@JJ_TheGreat]

I like It's A Wonderful World!

[@m.schwarz]

Without having played it yet, I would have expected Planet Unknown on the list. And I'm curious now whether Kingdom Builder would work with drafting. I don't really see why not. It should become a little more strategic and might take slightly longer. It's also funny that two out of the three games we disagree about the most are on this list. I really like IWW (particularly with the "campaign") and I'm less excited about Blood Rage than you are (the other one would be Cthulhu Death May Die, which I also think is just fine).

[@darinherrick9224]

Also I’m shocked INIS isn’t on this list. It is THE drafting game with a board.

[@BoardGameCo]

It's absolutely amazing, but I don't really think of it in the same or old as seven wonders

[@Vypper7]

I would not even have thought of that one in a list of even 100 games like 7 wonders. Edit: But then I saw the rest of the video and saw that Alex included Blood Rage, so I guess “like 7 wonders” can mean different things. To me it means drafting cards to build tableaus without a board

[@paleblue8922]

Thank you so much, I hate 7 Wonders and I hate Blood Rage, now I know what games I do not want to play in future.

[@davidhughes595]

What is it that you hate about them if you don't mind me asking? Been thinking about picking up Blood Rage, but never have played 7 Wonders

[@paleblue8922]

@@davidhughes595 the card drafting system, at the first look it seems to be good but in fact it makes it impossible to mix experienced players with less experienced players. If you do not play this game in the same group it is just crap.

[@davidhughes595]

@@paleblue8922 Ahhh, that is good to know. It is lame if there's too high of a barrier to entry for newcomers to compete with experienced people when you have a game that could be a great time otherwise. Thanks for sharing - helpful for me to keep in mind in the decision to buy or not to buy!

[@m.schwarz]

@@davidhughes595 I agree that playing Bloodrage with newcomers is difficult (and it's also not really fun without the drafting); 7 Wonders is quite forgiving if one teaches a little bit beyond the basic rules: how many green cards there are, how strong the military cards in each age are, and how many of each type of resources one needs at most.

[@MegaSNES64]

Yes!! Bunny Kingdom!!!!….. never thought I would say these words as a grownup 😅

[@BoardGameCo]

Lol 100%

[@Saylor28]

I feel like "Through the Ages" should have at least got an honorable mention. Yes it's not a card drafting game in the traditional sense, but it's the ultimate civ building board game with cards.

[@yadayadayada]

What about Monumental? Three Eras, historical Civ, get resources to build (buy) cards

[@BoardGameCo]

Good choice!

[@marccote8544]

Really like Hadara as a 7 wonders replacement

[@markramos4150]

I get it. Cause 7 8 9 *knee slaps* great video man. I'm gonna check out Ancient Knowledge.

[@admscotty704]

KeyFlow is a great substitute for 7Wonders.

[@BoardGameCo]

I loved Keyflower, never played Keyflow

[@petersteele1014]

7 wonders architects too! If you were to pick one of these 8 games, which would you pick Alex?

[@m.schwarz]

He would pick Blood Rage.

[@bryanbrammer4353]

How is It’s A Wonderful World not here;)?

[@2besavedcom-7]

3:59 min mark.

[@BoardGameCo]

A truly great question....which is why it is :)

[@bryanbrammer4353]

@@BoardGameCo How the heck did I miss it? I swear I watched the video... but I was doing Tangrine Games stuff too and there was no box:) Can I get a pass on this one? lol

[@BoardGameCo]

@@bryanbrammer4353 lol it's all good :)

[@que-tangclan5856]

I’ve never played 7 wonders

[@corbaindallas8183]

7W Duel has only 2 expansions, not 3.

[@BoardGameCo]

You're right, misspoke on my end.

[@lucky6666]

🤘

[@thegamesninja3119]

I am of the belief, attempts to "fix" 7 Wonders style games do undermine them as a Civ game. They may be 7 Wonder alternatives but aren't Civ games.

[@BoardGameCo]

In what sense?

[@thegamesninja3119]

@BoardGameCo I consider 7 Wonders a Civ, light and arguably barely, game that uses a card drafting engine. Other games try to make 7 Wonders running smoother and more accessible, like Wonderful World and Hadara do. In doing this, they undermine being Civ games. I will tweak the wording of my reply above. 7 Wonder Duel may be an exception to this.

[@ilovecheese3342]

Bruh... What about Monumental? It's exactly what you would like if you like 7 wonders. Civ game with deck building.

[@BoardGameCo]

Good choice!

[@JJ_TheGreat]

Is it possible that we may like these games if we DON'T like 7 Wonders?

[@paulhamrick3943]

If you don’t like 7 Wonders you are probably a negative Nancy, sorry! 😊

[@NobodyOnInternet]

Yes. Blood rage is really amazing game

[@darinherrick9224]

@@paulhamrick3943no more likely you’ve played similar games that are better like NEOM or IMPERIUS.

[@Putya-huylo]

What should I try if i don't like 7 wonders?xD

[@BoardGameCo]

I mean....Gloomhaven is fairly different :)

[@Putya-huylo]

@@BoardGameCo it was a rhethotrical question:) so tired of 7 wonders to be honest

[@darinherrick9224]

No IMPERIUS?????????????????? No NEOM?????????????????????