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Fairy Lights

Fairy Lights

Sit Down! · 2022
2–620 min8+ yrs1.2/5 complexity6.5 BGG#14.620 BGG406PartyFamily
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How do you play Fairy Lights?

Push your luck with Fairy Lights to collect as many points as possible! To play, shuffle the deck and place it face down. Cards in the deck show 1 or 2 bulbs in one of five colors, and each card is worth 0-2 points.

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Push your luck with Fairy Lights to collect as many points as possible!

To play, shuffle the deck and place it face down. Cards in the deck show 1 or 2 bulbs in one of five colors, and each card is worth 0-2 points. At the start of your turn, see how many cards are in the "shop", the central area of play:

If the shop has 5 cards, you can only take cards on your turn.
If the shop has 1-4 cards, you may draw from the deck.
If the shop has 0 cards, you must draw.

When you draw, place the revealed card at the end of the shop line. If it's the same color as the last card in the shop, your turn ends immediately. Otherwise, if the shop doesn't contain five cards, you can choose to draw again, or you can end your turn and take cards. If five cards are now in the shop, you must take cards.

When you take cards, if 1-4 cards are in the shop, take all cards of a single color from the shop and add them to your collection; if five cards are in the shop, take all cards of two colors from the shop instead. If the number of bulbs in a color in your collection is now a multiple of three (3, 6, 9, 12), score those cards, placing them face down in a corner of your playing area. If you have 1-2 bulbs of a color, leave those cards where they are. If you have four or more bulbs of a color and didn't score them, discard all bulbs of that color. The next player then takes their turn.

When the final card is revealed from the deck, the active player finishes their turn, then the game ends. Add the points on your scored cards, then subtract the points showing on all cards that remain in your playing area. Whoever ends up with the most points wins!

game anatomy
Complexity1.2 / 5
BGG rating6.5 / 10
Vibe
PartyFamily
Play time
20 min
Players
2–6
Recommended age
8+ yrs
BGG rank
#14.620
from Trișache · verified

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Q1How much does Fairy Lights cost?
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Q2Where can I buy Fairy Lights cheapest?
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Q3How do you play Fairy Lights?
Fairy Lights is a card game game, for 2–6 players, taking ~20 minutes, featuring open drafting. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Fairy Lights — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Fairy Lights support?
Fairy Lights is played by 2–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of Fairy Lights take?
A game of Fairy Lights takes about 20 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Fairy Lights for?
Fairy Lights is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is Fairy Lights?
Fairy Lights has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.2 out of 5.
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