7 Wonders: Duel I pre-ordered for Essen and then - because of my cancellation - had a colleague bring it for me. As with Tides of Time, I'm fascinated by the idea of a two-person drafting. Here, especially interesting is the open drafting - you see the opponent's choices and at least parts of the upcoming cards. Then there's a reveal mechanism like Jaipur, where you have to be very careful not to give the opponent too many options and interesting side paths to win with military or science. Buildings build on each other and form chains like Progress and then there are the Wonders of the World, which all offer powerful effects. And the scientific achievements, which can provide decisive advantages for a player. All of this in a compact package with manageable playtime and - despite the many options - quite compact rules. I already like it after the first practice game and I hope that after a few games Juliana will too.