7 Wonders: Cities - Tips & Strategies

The introduction of Mask cards makes for interesting science strategies. One thing about the base game is if you let someone take all the science, they can get mega points. However, most people tend to spread the science around, and this makes mask really great if you and your neighbors both pursue some science. They are more flexible, because you can choose the symbol you want it to be at the end of the game. Sometimes it can help bolster some points even if you’re not pursuing pure science, but your neighbor is going all science.

One sometimes overlooked rule is about what to do when one player acquires two Diplomacy tokens in one era (e.g., via the Hagia Sophia of Byzantium wonder and the Consulate card) — whether both tokens must be discarded at the end of the era or just one. However, there is a clarification about it stating: “A player can take multiple Diplomacy tokens but must discard one during each Conflict resolution.”

The new Cities expansion plays very well with the Leaders expansion, but it also plays quite nicely without it. It’ll speed up play and reduce the number of cards and features you need to plan around.

As recommended in the Cities rulebook, you might want to try it that way the first few times you play.