
- BGG rating
- 7.5
The Lucky Seven: The Depot
- 1 player
- 10–20 min
- 2024

2023
Rules assistance for The Lucky Seven
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
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The Lucky Seven is a board game released in 2023 for 1 player and 10–20 minutes per game. It was designed by Zach Barth and its main mechanics are Area Movement, Variable Set-up, and Grid Movement.
We were sent on patrol. The squad was depleted, morale in the pits. Then one of our guys exploded. Ambush. Surrounded. Our lucky day. We tried to hold them off and radioed for evac, but the helicopter wouldn’t come unless the landing zone was clear. We had to hold out. We had to survive… The Lucky Seven is a tactical solitaire game set in an unknown conflict of the 20th century. Like a tactics game, you will move and attack with your squad members to neutralize randomly placed threat cards and keep the situation under control. Like a solitaire game, The Lucky Seven is different every time you play and requires you to look ahead and make the most of your options. —description from the publisher
The Lucky Seven supports 1 player according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for The Lucky Seven is 10–20 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 Lucky Seven has a complexity rating of 1.6 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light 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 Lucky Seven belongs to these categories: Card Game, Wargame, and Print & Play. Its main mechanics are Area Movement, Variable Set-up, and Grid Movement. 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 Lucky Seven are: Zach Barth. 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 Lucky Seven as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.