TeamTactics

7 Wonders is a favorite in my group, because it runs so quickly and supports so many people. I've sort of gotten tired of it though, because there is really very little player interaction. Aside from buying things from your neighbor (who has no choice but to sell it) and comparing combat prowess with your neighbors (which is also pretty passive), there is little interaction. Others have called it "multiplayer solitaire," which I don't think is too far off. It's good, but it's not as good as I originally thought it was.

The hardest thing for me to learn about this game (and it's true of Puerto Rico as well) is that your decisions shouldn't be based on what has the best absolute value to yourself as much as on what has the best relative value to yourself over your opponent. If I keep a six-point blue building but hand my opponent a green card that will enable him to complete a seven-point set, I've lost a point to that opponent. I'm better off burying that green card as a stage in my wonder, even if my opponent gets the six-point blue.

Even when you bury something you know your neighbor would really like, there's no real satisfaction in it, because he doesn't know you did, unless you're the type to say, "Hah hah, I just buried the perfect card for you, neighbor." And even then, that doesn't sound very satisfying.

The joys of hate drafting are both many and subtle. Trash talking makes every game better, especially in 7 Wonders.

I don't think I've ever played a game of it that could be described as anything but raucous. Clyde, you need to stop playing it with boring people.

I stand by the idea that there is very little player interaction. While any good player should be considering what he is handing off to the next player, I wouldn't call that player interaction. You're taking his cards into account, but he wouldn't have to be there for you to do that. Even when you bury something you know your neighbor would really like, there's no real satisfaction in it, because he doesn't know you did, unless you're the type to say, "Hah hah, I just buried the perfect card for you, neighbor." And even then, that doesn't sound very satisfying.