Lanterns Festival Board Game
January 8, 2018 - Comment
Place tiles, adorn the Palace lake, and dedicate lanterns in this beautiful, fast–paced board game set in Imperial China. 36 lake tiles 56 lantern cards 20 engraved wood favor tokens 30 dedication tokens 1 custom wooden fishing boat rulebook the harvest is in, and now it’s time to celebrate! lanterns: the harvest festival is a tile– placement game set in Imperial China. Players act as artisans decorating the Palace lake with floating lanterns. The artisan who earns the most honor before the festival arrives wins the game.
On your turn, you can take these three actions one time each:
Place a lake tile, which gives every player (even your opponents!) a lantern card based on the orientation of the tile. (It also could give the active player bonus lantern cards or favor tokens, depending on the placement.) Spend favor tokens to trade one lantern card for another. Dedicate sets of lantern cards to gain the honor you need to win the game.
Product Features
- Voted most anticipated abstract strategy game of 2015 on board game Geek
- Beautifully crafted components
- Tons of replay value
- 2 – 4 players
- 20-40 minutes playing time
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This is a great game. Its rules are simple enough that the … This is a great game. Its rules are simple enough that the rules can be taught in just a few minutes. The gameplay can have a few levels of strategy. The fact that placing a tile nets your opponents cards can play into your thinking. Since you could be handing them enough cards to get a dedication. You also want to keep an eye out for opportunities to match as many colors as possible, or get as many tokens as possible with platforms. On the surface it is a simple game, but it has a few layers…
Wonderful Gateway Game Wonderful game! This is something everyone in the family can enjoy. It’s one of the first few games we introduce new gamers to, and was one of the ones my parents played and immediately had to have. It’s easy to teach, turns are simple, but there’s a strong element of planning and strategy involved.
Itâs not rare for me to like a game Itâs not rare for me to like a game. I like lots of games, tons of games. I have so many games I like I rarely get to play as many as Iâd like in a given month, week or game night. So imagine my dismay at finding yet another game to like. Itâs a good, no⦠itâs a great problem to have. Lanterns looked good to me before I ever got my copy. The rules are tight, the game looked fun and I really loved the theme. So rather than bury the lead any more, hereâs the quick scoop. This game is really good…