User Manual
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CONSTRUCTING IN 7 WONDERS DUEL
Throughout the game, you will construct Buildings and Wonders. Most of the
Buildings have a resource cost. Some are free and others have a coin cost. Finally,
some have a resource cost but also a free construction condition. The Wonders
all have a resource cost.
Free Construction
Some cards have no cost and can be put into play for free.
Example: The construction of the Lumber Yard is free.
Resource Cost
Some cards have a resource cost.
To construct them, you must produce the corresponding resources AND/OR buy
them from the bank via the trading rules.
Production
A city’s resources are produced by its brown cards, its grey cards, some yellow
cards, and some Wonders.
Example: Antoine produces 1 Stone, 3 Clay, and 1 Papyrus in his city.
If you have in your city all of the resources indicated on the Building, then you
can construct that Building.
Example: Antoine can construct the Baths (1 Stone) or the Garrison (1 Clay) as his
city produces the required resources. However, without trading, he can’t build the
Apothecary (1 Glass).
Important: resources aren’t spent during construction. They can be used
each turn, for the entire game. Unless there’s an exception, a city’s pro-
duction is never reduced.
Trading
Often, you will want to construct a Building while you’re missing one or more
required resources. In that case, you can always purchase the missing resources
from the bank. The cost of each missing resource varies over the course of the
game. It is calculated as follows:
COST = 2 + number of symbols of the same resources produced by the
brown and grey cards of the opposing city
Clarications
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Note that the purchasing cost is calculated according to the resources present
in your opponent’s city, but the purchases are paid to the bank.
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There is no limit to the number of resources you may purchase on your turn.
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The resources produced by yellow cards and by Wonders aren’t factored into
trading costs.
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Some commercial Buildings (yellow cards) change the trading rules and set the
cost of some resources to 1 coin.