You will start with a small plot of land that will slowly become your civilization: as in any city management simulation, your main goal will be to build houses, create goods and keep your population happy. And happiness and the maximum population your civilization can have go hand in hand: the more happiness there is, the more population you can have.
But unlike other games, City of Wonder has a great way of “giving” you the population: you have to “collect” it by yourself by clicking the housing buildings you have and adding extra inhabitants – this way, only the active players will have a thriving civilization with tons of people. Add to that the fact that most of the structures you can build are limited by the population you have, and you’ll get a few extra reasons to be as active as possible in the game.
Similar to the Civilization series, the City of Wonder levels unlock new “ages”, from the Bronze Age you enter at level 5 to the modern age and, probably, futuristic ones. Unfortunately, unlike in Civ and basically due to the limitations of the platform, your houses don’t change the looks based on the age you’re in, so you will most likely have a straw hut forever in your civilization. But that’s not a problem, or just a minor one for the most demanding players.
There is also interaction with other civilizations in the game from people who are not on your friends list: you have some neighbors and you can wage war against them for extra population, trade with them for extra money or exchange culture. Any of these missions can be successful or failures depending on your ratings compared to those of the civilization you visit, so it would be best to try to focus and build a strong civilization in order to get the most out of the others!
Basically, there seems to be nothing wrong with this game which is simply flawless and amazing – everybody should try to City of Wonder and I guarantee that you’ll love it! So head over to Facebook and play City of Wonder. Have fun!