Lanterns: The Harvest Festival

Board Game Geek Reviews

1. 6 out of 10

   ajie426

   一个无聊的小游戏，既没发现可以思考的地方也没有感到欢乐，3人局30分钟一局，玩了两局失去了兴趣

2. 6.2 out of 10

   alphaamigo

   Lanterns is fun, but not as fun as I thought it would be from the people who convinced me to get it. It's hard to explain because it has a lot of things I like in games. I think my problem has to do with repetitiveness, luck of the draw, and a lack of choices. To sum them all up in one statement, the whole game is just playing the best tile in the best spot that you have available to you. If you draw bad tiles, you're out of luck. You can stare and stare at the board for places to get more colors to match, which draws it out. There are some ways to mitigate the luck. First, if you focus the early game on getting tokens, you can buy the colors you want later. Second, you can TRY to set yourself up for future turns, but again, you need tiles that cooperate with you, and other players will have a chance to, unwittingly, mess up your plans. I never mind playing though. Other people around me like the game more than I do, and I have a good time playing it, but I'm never the one to suggest it.

3. 6 out of 10

   alenen

   1st play: Roughly splendor level complexity and a very appealing board as you progress through the game. The tile draw can feel a bit random, which probably evens out over time. The game doesn't stand out over Splendor enough to to feel like I need to own it. 2nd play: After playing the game a second time and playing the platform tiles correctly the game is a little better than the first play but overall not much different than Splendor but prettier to look at.