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7 Wonders: Architects
DESIGNER CLARIFICATIONS4
Game ends immediately when first player completes their wonderdesigner
- RULING
- "The game ends immediately when the first player completes their Wonder."
Military battle resolves at end of turn, not immediately on card placementpublisherlinked official source
- CONTEXT
- A player placed a shield card that would give them twice as many shields as their neighbor mid-turn. Players debated whether the battle token should be awarded immediately or at end of turn.
- RULING
- "The conflict is resolved at the end of the turn, not immediately when the card is played." Confirmed by official rulebook: "At the end of your turn, compare your military power with each of your neighbors."
Progress token effects are optional to activatedesigner
- RULING
- "The effects of Progress tokens are optional — a player is never forced to use them."
Wonder stage construction is mandatory when sufficient resource cards are helddesigner
- RULING
- "When you have the required resource cards in hand to build the next stage of your Wonder, you must build it — the construction is not optional."
Q&A5
All cards played are always face-uppublisher
- QUESTION
- Are cards placed in front of players face-up or can they be kept hidden?
- ANSWER
- All cards placed in front of players are always face-up and visible to all players. There are no hidden cards in 7 Wonders: Architects.
"At least twice as many shields" applies even when opponent has zerodesigner
- QUESTION
- If a player has any shields and their neighbor has zero, does that qualify as "at least twice as many shields"?
- ANSWER
- Yes. Any number of shields against zero shields qualifies as "at least twice as many," triggering the victory token award.
Halicarnassus "shuffle back" means full deck shuffledesigner
- QUESTION
- When the Halicarnassus wonder ability says to "shuffle" a discarded card back into the deck, does the entire deck get reshuffled?
- ANSWER
- Yes. The discarded card is placed back into the draw deck and the entire deck is reshuffled before play continues.
Wonder special abilities: when they trigger and durationcommunity high-engagement
- QUESTION
- Do wonder special abilities (e.g., Babylon, Giza) trigger immediately when the stage is built, or only once, or every turn?
- ANSWER
- Wonder special abilities trigger at the moment the stage is completed and apply permanently for the rest of the game, unless the ability text specifies a one-time or limited effect.
Military tie resultcommunity high-engagement
- QUESTION
- If two neighboring players have the exact same number of shields at end of turn, who receives the victory token?
- ANSWER
- Neither player. When military strength is tied, no victory token is awarded to either side.
EDGE CASES1
Player with no accessible deck must pass until game endsdesigner
- SITUATION
- All cards in a player's accessible draw deck have been used or are inaccessible, leaving them with no valid card to take on their turn.
- RULING
- "A player who has no accessible card in their deck must pass their turn. The game continues until it ends naturally — there is no special end condition triggered by a player running out of cards."
Last researched: 2026-04-27
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An opponent's settlement blocks your road network — your road cannot be built through or past an occupied intersection.
◆ Catan — Roads & Building, p. 7
At the end of each round, the player with the most of the goal trait scores points equal to their amount; the player with the second most scores fewer.
◆ Wingspan — End of Round, p. 11
Null cards deal 0 damage regardless of base value or any bonuses applied.
◆ Gloomhaven — Attack Modifier Deck, p. 23
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