
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,297
- BGG rating
- 7.0
La Città
- 2–5 players
- 120 min
- Complexity 3.3/5
- 2000

Rules assistance for The Golden Ages: Wonderpack
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

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The Golden Ages: Wonderpack is an expansion for The Golden Ages released in 2015 for 2–5 players, 90 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Luigi Ferrini and its main mechanics are Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement, and Modular Board.
Five new wonders to use in the game in the the new (big) format: Colosseum: You have an extra building space. Brandenburg Gate: Immediate -> Take a Glory tile from the stock and put it on this wonder. Count it at the end of the game as usual. Amsterdam Stock Exchange: Activate -> You may spend up to 3 VPs in order to achieve 3 Gold for each spent VP. Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial: Activate -> Place a cube from your reserve on any number of your cities. Get the gold as normal for placing cubes. Cities composed by 3+ cubes cannot be attacked. Mount Rushmore: Immediate -> Take back one of your discarded civilization cards and play it in addition to your current civilization card; apply immediately its effects.
The Golden Ages: Wonderpack supports 2–5 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for The Golden Ages: Wonderpack is 90 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists The Golden Ages: Wonderpack for ages 10 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
The Golden Ages: Wonderpack has a complexity rating of 3.2 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
The Golden Ages: Wonderpack belongs to these categories: Territory Building, Expansion for Base-game, and Civilization. Its main mechanics are Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement, and Modular Board. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of The Golden Ages: Wonderpack are: Luigi Ferrini. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists The Golden Ages: Wonderpack as an expansion for The Golden Ages. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need The Golden Ages to use it. Check that your edition of The Golden Ages is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.