Place tiles, adorn the Palace lake, and dedicate lanterns in this beautiful, fast--paced board game set in Imperial China. 36 lake tiles 56 lantern cards 20 engraved wood favor tokens 30 dedication tokens 1 custom wooden fishing boat rulebook the harvest is in, and now it's time to celebrate! lanterns: the harvest festival is a tile-- placement game set in Imperial China. Players act as artisans decorating the Palace lake with floating lanterns. The artisan who earns the most honor before the festival arrives wins the game. On your turn, you can take these three actions one time each: Place a lake tile, which gives every player (even your opponents!) a lantern card based on the orientation of the tile. (It also could give the active player bonus lantern cards or favor tokens, depending on the placement.) Spend favor tokens to trade one lantern card for another. Dedicate sets of lantern cards to gain the honor you need to win the game. Designed by Christopher Chung, Lanterns features a unique mechanic where players must balance the placement of their tiles or risk helping their opponents on their way to victory.