How to Play 7 Wonders: Manneken Pis

Game Objective

The Manneken Pis (and its city, Brussels) is a new board for 7 Wonders. The general objective of the game is to build your Wonder and develop your city to obtain the maximum number of Victory Points. The Manneken Pis offers two versions of Wonder (side A or B) with distinct effects to achieve victory.

Setup

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Regardless of the board side used (A or B), the Manneken Pis does not produce any initial resource. However, its owner starts the game with 4 additional coins, totaling 7 initial coins.

Gameplay Flow

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Actions and How to Play

The Manneken Pis offers two versions of Wonder, each with its own actions and effects:

Manneken Pis - Brussels (A)

This version of the Wonder reproduces the effects of the Wonders of neighboring Cities. When building the Stages of the Manneken Pis (A), the player can:

• Stage 1: Apply the effect of Stage 1 of the Wonder located to their left.
• Stage 2: Apply the effect of Stage 2 of the Wonder located to their right.
• Stage 3: Apply the effect of Stage 3 of the Wonder located to the left OR to the right (player's choice).

Clarifications:

• Only the effect of the target Wonder is "copied"; the construction cost remains as indicated on the Manneken Pis board.
• It is not necessary for the target Wonder stages to have been built by their respective owners for the Manneken Pis to benefit. The construction of the Manneken Pis stages has no repercussions on the owners of the Wonders whose effects are copied.
• If the Manneken Pis "copies" the effect of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus and players build the corresponding stage during the same turn, the owner of the Mausoleum makes their choice from the discard pile before the owner of the Manneken Pis.

Manneken Pis - Brussels (B)

This version of the Wonder has only a single Stage. Building this Stage requires one of each of the seven existing resources.

• Stage 1: The player gains 7 coins, 7 victory points, 1 Shield, and has the right to claim a good, cold beer from the winner of the game!

End of Game and Scoring

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Tips for Winning

• When playing with the Manneken Pis (A), carefully observe your neighbors' Wonders to plan which effects you want to copy and in what order, maximizing your benefits.
• With the Manneken Pis (B), focus on accumulating a variety of resources to build your single Stage as quickly as possible, as it grants a significant amount of coins, victory points, and a Shield, in addition to a fun reward.