2022Christopher Chung
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1 - 4 players45 - 90 minMedium weight

2025Christopher Chung
From BoardGameGeek
Join Twilight Sparkle and her friends as they visit Mistmane's Eastern Village, where they will celebrate all of their accomplishments in restoring Equestria to its peaceful ways by releasing Cutie Mark lanterns. As the glowing lanterns rise up to form patterns in the sky, they all can feel the magic of friendship abound! In My Little Pony: Festival of Lanterns, players have a hand of tiles depicting various color arrangements of floating lanterns, as well as an inventory of individual lantern cards of specific colors. When you place a tile, all players - both you and your opponents - receive a lantern card corresponding to the color on the side of the tile facing them. Trade mooncake tokens for new lantern cards, and return lantern cards to claim a dedication tile worth points. After all tiles have been placed, all players get one final turn, then whoever has the most points wins. My Little Pony: Festival of Lanterns features gameplay similar to Christopher Chung's earlier game Lanterns: The Harvest Festival with some modifications, including a solo mode and a "Gala" expansion in which you add up to four friend cards to the game from the sixteen included; on a turn, you can now spend mooncakes to use the power of a friend to fain a bonus lantern, make a second dedication on a turn, force someone else to trade lanterns with you, and so on.
My Little Pony: Festival of Lanterns has 3 videos from 3 creators: 2 reviews and 1 how-to-play guide. They date from April to December 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "My Little Pony: Festival of Lanterns - Tile Placement with Lanterns Party and Snacks." by Meeple University, which runs 5 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "My Little Pony: Festival of Lanterns" by Tantrum House.
If you like it, try My Little Pony: Adventures in Equestria Deck-Building Game, Christmas Lights: A Card Game, Lanterns: The Harvest Festival and My Little Pony: Adventures in Equestria Deck-Building Game – Scholarly Shenanigans Expansion, also by Christopher Chung.
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1 - 4 players45 - 90 minMedium weight
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1 - 4 players45 - 90 minHeavy weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Join Twilight Sparkle and her friends as they visit Mistmane's Eastern Village, where they will celebrate all of their accomplishments in restoring Equestria to its peaceful ways by releasing Cutie Mark lanterns. As the glowing lanterns rise up to form patterns in the sky, they all can feel the magic of friendship abound! In My Little Pony: Festival of Lanterns, players have a hand of tiles depicting various color arrangements of floating lanterns, as well as an inventory of individual lantern cards of specific colors. When you place a tile, all players - both you and your opponents - receive a lantern card corresponding to the color on the side of the tile facing them. Trade mooncake tokens for new lantern cards, and return lantern cards to claim a dedication tile worth points. After all tiles have been placed, all players get one final turn, then whoever has the most points wins. My Little Pony: Festival of Lanterns features gameplay similar to Christopher Chung's earlier game Lanterns: The Harvest Festival with some modifications, including a solo mode and a "Gala" expansion in which you add up to four friend cards to the game from the sixteen included; on a turn, you can now spend mooncakes to use the power of a friend to fain a bonus lantern, make a second dedication on a turn, force someone else to trade lanterns with you, and so on.
Designer
Christopher Chung
Artist
Mary Bellamy
Publisher
Renegade Game Studios
Categories
Mechanics