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My Little Pony: Festival of Lanterns

My Little Pony: Festival of Lanterns

2025·Christopher Chung

1 - 4 players
30 min

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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

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My Little Pony: Festival of Lanterns - Tile Placement with Lanterns Party and Snacks.5:10

My Little Pony: Festival of Lanterns - Tile Placement with Lanterns Party and Snacks.

Meeple University

Meeple University

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My Little Pony: Festival of Lanterns5:21

My Little Pony: Festival of Lanterns

Tantrum House

Tantrum House

Which My Little Pony: Festival of Lanterns video should I watch?

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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My Little Pony: Festival of Lanterns - Tile Placement with Lanterns Party and Snacks.How to play5:10

My Little Pony: Festival of Lanterns - Tile Placement with Lanterns Party and Snacks.

Meeple University

Meeple University

My Little Pony: Festival of LanternsReview5:21

My Little Pony: Festival of Lanterns

Tantrum House

Tantrum House

DGA Reviews Board Games: My Little Pony: Festival of Lanterns (Cozy Game Night)Review17:04

DGA Reviews Board Games: My Little Pony: Festival of Lanterns (Cozy Game Night)

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About My Little Pony: Festival of Lanterns

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

Abstract StrategyMovies & TV

Mechanics

Hand ManagementPattern BuildingSet CollectionSolo / Solitaire Game
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