My favorite game - app needs work!
Sun Jan 12 2020 EricTheRed99So this is one of my favorite games of all time but the app needs a LOT of work. It’s very frustrating to play.
First - if you’re playing an online game with a friend, if either of you accidentally closes your phone you automatically lose the game as it disconnects. That’s crazy bad design. Asynchronous play is not a feature - it should be a requirement or its almost unplayable.
Second - the actual play of the game results in a ton of mistakes which is VERY frustrating. You can’t undo anything. I’ve had the game seem like it is auto selling cards - and every time I’ve played it’s very finicky in how precisely you have to drag cards or you get an unintended result. It would be much better if you just clicked on a card and then had 3 options - buy, sell, or build wonder. Right now it just feels bad.
Fun adaptation of the board game
Sun Oct 27 2019 schoonersIBI’ve really enjoyed the cardboard version of this game the few times I’ve played it, but I don’t get to play it often. So it’s great to have an app version now. After playing against the AI on an iPad a dozen times: this version works pretty well. They’ve had to distill the cards and symbols a bit to make it all fit in the screen, which can make it a bit harder to follow at first, but you can always press and hold on a card to see the full thing. The tutorial was a good refresher for me, since I had not played in a while. I would think it’s good enough to teach a new player as well. As far as I can tell, there is only one AI level. It’s decent, with me, an early-intermediate player, winning about half my games. I’m definitely glad I bought it and will enjoy getting to play this great game even when I don’t have a real-life local opponent handy.
***Does NOT have async play***
Sun Feb 27 2022 ECELonghorn***Don’t fall for the dev review reply saying it’s coming and assume it did***
I read a review that said 2 years ago “we have the async option coming in our roadmap for 1.2 V1.1 which is coming in mid-December”. I don’t understand what that numbering is, but 1.1.4 was released so I just assumed that meant it was included since 2 years ago they said it was coming. It wasn’t. And after 2 years, I think it’s safe to assume it’s never coming. If you even briefly switch out of the app you then forfeit and your spouse wins… super frustrating, but I guess I’m just out $5. With the iTunes family plan at least we didn’t both have to buy it.
Really perfect for pass and play
Wed Jan 29 2025 JarjarbinkssucksbawlsMy wife and I have been playing 7 wonders duel on mobile for close to 5 years now and with it being back up on the App Store I wanted to show it some love. The sheer number of games we’ve played waiting for dinner and drinks at a restaurant is staggering. If you’re both quick (we are) a game can be finished in 10-15 minutes. I honestly have been holding off on upgrading my phone because I didn’t want to lose access to this game. But now that I see it’s back up I’m upgrading asap to ensure that I can redownload it before it gets taken down again hahaha
Anyway good on the developers I think yall have made a great product.
Well designed app and fun game with minor flaws
Thu Dec 30 2021 wlobbUpdate: revised my review from 4 stars to 2 stars
The latest update has made this game a buggy mess. Now the game makes moves for me randomly in some games, the countdown clock was only 5 seconds for me in one game, the beginning tiles sometimes load slowly or don’t load at all. I wasn’t able to select my first card and had to skip my turn a few times. These random bugs ruin this app and unfortunately it doesn’t look like they update it too regularly.
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This game has got me hooked, it’s a great two-player head to head game which seems like two-player solitaire at first but ends up with a bit more strategy than you think. I really really wish there was a way to deal with AFK players. As of now, the only thing to do is wait for the clock to run out but it is the most forgiving clock in game history, and each time you take your turn you have to wait a minute for the AFK player’s turn clock to slowly dwindle. This needs to be fixed. Also, there needs to be asynchronous match making, as much as I like this game I can’t wait 5 minutes for a match and then play for 10-15 min straight. I’m only on my phone if I have a min or two to burn.
Great Digital Version!
Sun Feb 23 2020 SarahBeffThis is my husband’s and my favorite 2-player board game to play at home, so when we got this digital version we were so pumped. We ended up playing it on an airplane, and the time flew by! Sometimes the digital translation of a tabletop game can feel a little clunky, but this is absolutely not the case with this! I love the digital tabletop they’ve created, and the mechanics are intuitive and easy to learn. I also really appreciate that they add up your victory points along the way so you have a real time representation of how much your opponent is winning by, or visa versa. Kudos to the creators for making a favorite tabletop game available on the go!
Scoring glitch needs to be fixed
Mon May 17 2021 Jashton37This is a great digital adaptation of the board game that we love, which I would like to give 5 stars to, BUT...
There is a glitch in the scoring calculation when playing pass and play or face to face and using the “Economy” Progress token. The first time that I noticed this, I had the Progress token and my son was getting paid instead of me when he would have had to pay for cards. He ended the game with more than 50 coins! During another game, I once again had the Economy token and my daughter was getting random large amounts of coins for selling cards.
Please fix this! This game is due for an update!
Great game, mediocre app/online experience
Mon Jan 24 2022 improve 7 wonders duel onlineI love this game and it is so much fun to play. However, the online experience could be greatly improved. First off, the connectivity/server is poor, which has resulted in me not being able to log on at times or getting dropped from games that count as losses to my record/ELO. Next, there is a bug where I don’t get credit for beating a guest player. The app team told me they’d look into it and I haven’t gotten a response in weeks. Third, there is no ladder/rankings to see how you are compared to other players and their is no chat function, so even when playing with friends you can’t communicate. Great game, but hope for improvement in the online experience…
Needs one thing...
Mon Nov 11 2019 seantjhatchThe physical version of this game is one of our favorites in my house. Love the digital version, but wish it had push notifications and the ability to have a running back and forth game without having to stay in the app the whole time. My wife and I like playing games that we can come back to as we’re able to throughout the day when I’m at work and she’s with the kids, but having to both be on through a whole game makes this one unplayable for that scenario. Hopefully that feature can get added in a future update! This would be a perfect game for that kind of play.
Great but misleading
Mon Dec 27 2021 RoidedMidgetSo I am a huge fan of the “board game” and the app adaptation. One thing that is misleading is the “online” play. While you can do a quick match with a stranger I haven’t figured out how to face my friend unless we are on the same wifi network…so very misleading and I hope I’m wrong. Also what’s missing…. The expansions! I haven’t played those but it would be cool to have the option. Perhaps also an AI difficulty slider…at times it would be nice to up the challenge to simulate an experienced opponent. The three stars is JUST because the “online” friend play isn’t exactly that.
