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2022 Ranked #9,234

One Card Wonder

Raise one legendary monument with only four workers, a handful of resources, and the nerve to finish before rival civilizations catch up.

Ancient Set Collection Variable Player Powers

Players

2-6

Play time

30 min

Age

8+

Complexity

1.45/5

Rating

6.64

Easier to teach Low interaction Light strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 4.5/5

Easier to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.0/5

Low interaction

Player scaling 4.5/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 3.3/5

Light strategy

Player control 4.3/5

More strategic control

Setup time About 5 min
Teach time About 8 min
Table footprint Small
Recommended edition One Card Wonder – APE Games English edition
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How it plays

How does it play?

Gather resources with four workers, build an ancient wonder on a single card, and finish before every rival architect.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

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One Card Wonder compresses civilization building into a brisk resource game centered on one oversized wonder card. Each player receives a different monument and four workers, then chooses actions to collect materials, construct buildings, sell resources, or advance the wonder itself. At larger player counts, trading creates another route to the pieces you need. Variable monuments and limited workers turn every round into a race between efficiency and flexibility, and the first architect to complete their wonder wins.

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Editions

Language and publisher variants currently recorded in the catalog.

Edition Year Language Publisher / Region
One Card Wonder – APE Games English edition 2022 English APE Games / US

Game and edition data

All specifications (20)

Play and group

Players
2–6
Play time
30 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.5/5
Language dependence
Medium
App
None app

Practicalities

Setup time
About 5 min
Teach time
About 8 min
Teardown time
About 5 min
Table footprint
Small

Campaign and continuity

Group continuity
Flexible
Resettable
Fully Resettable

Edition and product

Recommended edition
One Card Wonder – APE Games English edition
Language
English
Region
US
Availability
Current
Edition type
Standard Edition
Current edition
Yes
Consumable components
None.
Compatibility
Verified Released Ape Games Physical English Edition With Official English Rules, An Exact In Stock Retailer Record, And An Exact Game English Tutorial.
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Nathaniel Levan

Artists

1
Guillaume Tavernier

Publishers

2
APE Games OSTIA Spiele

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