Setup is quite fast, since you just put out cards, select wonders based on card order and are done. Not much to it. Replayability might be an issue, since you use all cards all the time, except the wonders, but even there it is one of two for each row of the pyramid layout, so not that much diversity. The German version from Pegasus is the base game and the first standalone version combined, so you can play the base game, the standalone expansion (which has slightly different focus and completely new cards) or a combination ed game, where you use all tech cards together. I haven’t played it enough to be authorities, but from the look it sounds like at least the combined game will give you quite a lot of replayability, since the tech cards change a lot that way.

Be warned that the two player game even reduces the number of tech cards in the base game or standalone expansion, so you get even less diversity that way, where I can really see it losing replayability when played with two. But nobody stops you from houseruling the tech and wonder selection and actually making it more diverse that way – but it might hamper balance if you do.

Setup is quite fast, since you just put out cards, select wonders based on card order and are done. Not much to it. Replayability might be an issue, since you use all cards all the time, except the wonders, but even there it is one of two for each row of the pyramid layout, so not that much diversity. The German version from Pegasus is the base game and the first standalone version combined, so you can play the base game, the standalone expansion (which has slightly different focus and completely new cards) or a combination ed game, where you use all tech cards together. I haven’t played it enough to be authorities, but from the look it sounds like at least the combined game will give you quite a lot of replayability, since the tech cards change a lot that way.

Be warned that the two player game even reduces the number of tech cards in the base game or standalone expansion, so you get even less diversity that way, where I can really see it losing replayability when played with two. But nobody stops you from houseruling the tech and wonder selection and actually making it more diverse that way – but it might hamper balance if you do.

We played the two player game two times to learn the game and enjoyed it quite a bit. But we have the Duel game and so prefer that one when playing with just two and use the big box only for 5+ game nights, as it is then that the game really lights up. But the two player game of the big box really was fun and if we didn’t have the Duel box, I could totally see us playing it more often.

We played the two player game two times to learn the game and enjoyed it quite a bit. But we have the Duel game and so prefer that one when playing with just two and use the big box only for 5+ game nights, as it is then that the game really lights up. But the two player game of the big box really was fun and if we didn’t have the Duel box, I could totally see us playing it more often.

Actually my favorites games dealer has it listed for his January import, which would mean I get it this month. I don’t yet believe in that, but I preordered it nonetheless to be sure I get one.

Actually my favorites games dealer has it listed for his January import, which would mean I get it this month. I don’t yet believe in that, but I preordered it nonetheless to be sure I get one.