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Expansion for Lanterns: The Harvest Festival

Lanterns: The Emperor's Gifts

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Published
2016
Reach
Niche (via base game)
Players
2–4
Play time
30 min
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Main mechanics

  • Hand management
  • Set collection
  • Tile laying
  • Hand management: Timing which card to spend is the core puzzle.
  • Set collection: Scoring comes from completing the right combinations.
  • Tile laying: You build a shared or personal board tile by tile.
Full publisher description

The emperor has declared that pavilions shall be constructed among the lanterns floating on the lake for this year s festival. Place pavilions to earn gifts from the emperor and redeem those gifts for powerful actions to make this the best harvest festival yet! In Lanterns: The Emperor's Gifts , an expansion to Christopher Chung's award-winning Lanterns: The Harvest Festival , players start with a small supply of pavilions. When you place a tile, you may choose to build a pavilion on that tile. When you make a color match on a pavilion, you earn a gift from the emperor, a new currency that can activate special actions, as defined by emperor cards. Two emperor cards are revealed each game. On their turn, a player can redeem two gifts to activate one card and perform the special action associated with it make an extra dedication at the end of your turn, convert favor tokens into victory points, and more! These new abilities add variety and enhance the experience of Lanterns: The Harvest Festival while honoring the simplicity of the original game.

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