{"id":19779,"date":"2026-05-23T11:15:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T09:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/mecanique\/non-classifiee\/red-lanterns-seize-control-of-the-city-amidst-the-boxer-rebellion\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T11:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T09:16:08","slug":"red-lanterns-seize-control-of-the-city-amidst-the-boxer-rebellion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/news\/red-lanterns-seize-control-of-the-city-amidst-the-boxer-rebellion\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Lanterns: Seize Control of the City Amidst the Boxer Rebellion!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"3\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"83\">Red Lanterns<\/b> plunges players into a gripping and tense historical setting: China&#8217;s Boxer Rebellion. Published by <i data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"196\">Moon Gate Design<\/i>, this strategic card game tasks you with leading a faction of the &#8220;Red Lantern&#8221; secret society to establish your dominance over the city.<\/p>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"4\">Game Overview<\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\"><i data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Red Lanterns<\/i> is a <b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"18\">deck and tableau-building game<\/b> driven by a constant, agonizing dilemma. Your goal is to deploy your agents to compete for precious relics, which serve as the ultimate measure of your victory.<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"6\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">A Delicate Balance:<\/b> The core gameplay relies on a highly original catch-up mechanic. As you add relics to your deck, you lose agents. In other words: as your victory grows, your control and tactical strength weaken!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">A 5-Round War of Influence:<\/b> Every player starts with the exact same deck of 9 agents, each featuring different values and unique abilities. You will need to outmaneuver your rivals to decide exactly when to make a play for the relics, and when to trigger an agent&#8217;s ability to sabotage your opponents&#8217; plans.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"8\">Game Specifications<\/h3>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"9\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Player Count:<\/b> 2\u20135 players.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Play Time:<\/b> 20\u201330 minutes (a brisk, fast-paced, and tense format).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Age Recommendation:<\/b> 14+<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Designer:<\/b> Grant Rodiek.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,4,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Publisher:<\/b> Moon Gate Design.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-path-to-node=\"10\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"10,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Highlight:<\/b> The game promises deep tactical tension. Can you successfully aid the Boxer uprising while retaining enough control to outsmart your rivals before the five rounds are up?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11\">With its quick playtime and strong historical theme, <b data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"53\">Red Lanterns<\/b> shapes up to be a highly competitive and opportunistic card game to keep a close eye on!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Red Lanterns plunges players into a gripping and tense historical&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19777,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[347],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19779"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19780,"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19779\/revisions\/19780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}