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Christmas Lights: A Card Game

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  1. 2 out of 10

    Nothing will drain the room of Christmas joy quite like this game will! Players have hands of cards, with different colored Christmas lights, which are held facing out, Hanabi-style. Players have 3 secret objective cards which show strings of the five colors in a particular order. The objective is the be the first player to complete two strings that match 2 of your 3 held cards, with a special connector card played between each set. You can trade one of your unseen cards with the card of another player that you can see. After that you can play a card from your hand to your string, usually the card you just traded for. You can also play a card from your hand to the table, plus a randomly drawn card and either take and play one of the two cards or trade them to another player or just discard them both. Keep going around and around until someone wins. There are also disruptive events that get seeded into the deck (always the sign of a great game, no?). There are many, many problems here. The primary issue is that you have a VERY limited ability to learn what is in your hand and leverage that information before something disruptive happens to destroy all of your planning. The two most impactful actions that can separate a player from the others are both random. The unseen card you give another player from your hand and the card you draw when offering cards for trade. Lucky draws here render most other decisions meaningless by comparison. When we drew an event where we had to throw all of our cards away and draw new ones, the groan of frustration could be heard reverberating through the parking lot outside, I am sure. Never again.

  2. 6.5 out of 10

    In a two player game you can get a bit stuck, but this is a fun little game. A bit of competitive Hanabi. Also potentially a run away leader issue but we’ll see with more plays.

  3. 7 out of 10

    Fun little card game to play around Christmas, has multiple modes to play. We have tried a few so far and liked them.

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Time to open up the boxes of Christmas decorations, untangle the lights, replace broken bulbs, and decorate the tree. To have a bit of fun, you’ve decided to compete with your fellow decorators to see who can build their sets of lights the fastest. Sift through the bulbs, exchange information, and arrange them in the right order as you trade and build your strands. Ho ho ho!

Players swap, play, trade and draw Christmas Light Bulbs into their own sets of lights in an attempt to be the first to complete two sets.

The main game is designed by Adam Collins and Chad Head. It is illustrated by Dave Perillo.

The game also includes additional rules from different designers (Christopher Chung, Chad Elkins, Daniel Zayas, Don Riddle, & more!) for 11 bonus games suitable for very young gamers and adults. These bonus games include modified rules for classics like Memory and Old Maid as well as brand new original designs.

Holiday fun for the entire family!

Ages

6+
Players

2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players, 5 Players, 6 Players
Play Time

10m – 30m
Designer

Adam Collins, Chad Elkins, Chad Head, Christopher Chung, Daniel Zayas, Don Riddle, Randy Romig
Mechanics

Memory, Set Collection, Trading
Theme

Abstract Strategy, Memory
Publisher

25th Century Games
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