How to Play
In Wonders of The First, players are Stoneseekers, powerful beings who control the fate of the Worlds. They summon fighting units called Wonders into 7 realms to battle and gain control of Stones. The player who controls the most Stones at the end of round 7 wins the game.
4 Card Types
Your fighting units. They battle for realms, and their power decides who seizes the Stone.
Links to power sources. A land makes every card of its world cost 1 less energy to play.
Equipment and continuous effects. Attach gear to your Wonders or work standalone abilities.
One-time effects. Cast them for an immediate impact, then they go to The Abyss.
2 Game Resources
Used to pay the cost of cards. You gain energy equal to the round number, plus one for each Stone you control. Unspent energy is lost at the end of the round.
Used to attack, draw, and play cards. Each player gets 3 actions each round, alternating until both are done. Card abilities can generate more energy and actions.
One round at a time.
Build your deck
- Each player brings a deck of 50 cards.
- A deck can have 1 of each legendary card, 2 of each primary card, and 3 of each secondary card.
Set up
- Flip a coin to see who starts the first turn of the round. The winner can choose to take their turn first or second.
- Each player shuffles their deck and draws 7 cards.
- Each player can mulligan by choosing up to 3 cards in their hand and burying them (putting them on the bottom of their deck in any order), then drawing the same number.
Open the realms
- There are 7 realms on the board.
- In round 1, players can play cards into realm 1. In round 2, into realm 2 or 1, and so on until round 7. Realms available to be played in are called active realms.
Play the round
- In round 1, players get 1 energy. In round 2, they get 2, and so on until round 7.
- Players get an additional energy for each Stone they control. Unspent energy is lost at the end of the round.
- At the start of each round, each player draws a card.
- Each player gets 3 actions each round. Players alternate actions until they are done.
Control the most Stones at the end of round 7 and you win the game.
Ready for your first game?
Watch the full tutorial series and play along.