Game Info
Year
2025
Players
1-4
Age
14+
Playtime
30 min
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Description
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.
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Grant Lyon Top 10 List at 28:24 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- beautiful art and approachable for families
- additional expansion content adds replayability
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- friendship and lantern construction
- My Little Pony theme within a lantern-laying tile game
- lightweight family game with solo mode and galas
Comparison games
- Lanterns: The Harvest Festival
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- solo mode and expansion content — Includes a solo mode and a Gala expansion with friend cards.
- tile laying and lantern collection — Place tiles to lantern types; other players gain resources when tiles are placed.
- Tile Placement — Place tiles to lantern types; other players gain resources when tiles are placed.
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- I am an optimistic person. So I think we will figure this out.
- Happy gaming out there. Grant with GrantsGameres.
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Meeple University Review
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none
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- "Oo, 10 out of 10. I would crash this party just for the snacks."
- "If you like My Little Pony, you'll see familiar names beside Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and more."
- "As long as you don't eat the Moon Cake Pieces."
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Meeple University Review at 0:04 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Appeals to family and casual gamers
- Solo mode available
- Familiar My Little Pony characters
- Gala Invention variant adds variety to play
- Engaging theme with lanterns and fireworks
Cons
- Lanterns are in limited supply, increasing competition
- If hoarding occurs, players must discard down to 12 lanterns
Thematic elements
- friendship and celebration
- My Little Pony universe lantern festival
Comparison games
- Lanterns the Harvest Festival
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action economy — two optional actions per turn; spend two moon cakes and a lantern to take another lantern
- Compound Scoring — points from dedication tiles and matching lanterns; highest dedication score wins
- contract fulfillment — exchanging lanterns for dedication tiles to gain points
- End-game trigger — when all sky tiles are drawn and played, players get one more turn
- Resource Management — exchanging lanterns for dedication tiles
- Resource management / exchange — exchanging lanterns for dedication tiles
- scoring — points from dedication tiles and matching lanterns; highest dedication score wins
- Set Collection — gaining lantern cards during play
- solo mode — solo mode available; Moon Dancer variant mentioned
- Tile Placement — placing sky tiles to create a lantern display
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Quotes (from this video)
- "Oo, 10 out of 10. I would crash this party just for the snacks."
- "If you like My Little Pony, you'll see familiar names beside Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and more."
- "As long as you don't eat the Moon Cake Pieces."
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positive
Pros
- Good for introducing new players to board games.
- Features new cards and a solo mode.
- Offers variety with mix-and-match character cards.
- Appeals to younger audiences and those young at heart.
Cons
- Requires reading for some cards (Gala expansion).
- Includes small tokens which may be a consideration for families.
Thematic elements
- My Little Pony IP
Comparison games
- Lanterns
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Resource Management — Moon cakes can be spent to exchange a lantern card at the beginning of your turn so you can complete a set for a dedication tile. Moon cakes can be spent to exchange a lantern card at the beginning of your turn so you can complete a scent for a dedication tile.
- Set Collection — Players will have collected enough cards to make a dedication and will be able to turn in sets of cards like four of a kind or seven unique cards to gain a point tile.
- Tile Placement — In lanterns, you'll be placing a tile on your turn and gaining a lantern card for each side of your tile that matches.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Thanks for joining me as I take a look at the new game My Little Pony: Festival of Lanterns, which is coming soon from Renegade Game Studios.
- Hey gang, and thanks for joining me today at Tantrum House Studio 3. I'm Sarah Meadows, and it's time for a big adventure.
- Play usually takes about 30 to 45 minutes and the end is triggered once one of the last tiles is drawn.
- Be sure to check out Renegade Game Studios website, and you'll be able to find this game along with several other My Little Pony games and RPGs that are already available now.
- Thank you so much for watching this video and if you liked or learned anything, please give us a thumbs up and consider subscribing.
- And if you've got any questions, be sure to post them in the comments below and I'll be happy to answer. Happy gaming.
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