From the publisher’s rulebook
Who goes first in 7 Wonders?
Repos Production English base game · 2020 edition
Everyone chooses a card at the same time, then reveals and plays it together. There is no single starting player in normal play.
Rule details
For a first learning game, the rulebook recommends playing cards one at a time to explain their effects. It does not name a starting player for that teaching suggestion.
This entry covers the multiplayer base game, not 7 Wonders Duel.
Source & edition
- 7 Wonders: English rules, 2020 editionRepos Production · Game Overview / course of an Age on page 4; credits on page 8 · Checked 2026-09-23Printed page references: 4, 8
Image: © Repos Production and the credited cover illustrator, Miguel Coimbra · Repos Production
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