Cover art for A Light Game

A Light Game

2026 · BGG
Avg rating
9.33
Bayes rating
0.00
Weight
2.00 (Medium Light)
Players
2
Playtime
15 min
Ratings count
3

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Description

It’s the eve of Diwali, the Festival of Lights. Your local store has just ten light bulbs and a handful of batteries left, and your neighbour wants them too. In this fast-paced 2-player game, you'll take turns drafting bulb and battery cards over just 11 turns, racing to build the most dazzling Festive Display in under 15 minutes. In A Light Game, players draft Light Bulbs and Batteries to build a personal Festive Display. Each Bulb has an exact voltage requirement that must be met by the Batteries connected to it, using any combination of addition and subtraction. Every draft is a puzzle: do you claim Bulbs that maximise your Victory Points, grab a crucial Battery before your opponent does, or collect matching colours for valuable elegance bonuses? With simple rules, meaningful decisions, and a fresh mathematical twist, A Light Game blends drafting, spatial planning, and light arithmetic into a quick, family-friendly strategy game. Shining bright is only half the challenge. The real trick is doing it with elegance. —description from the publisher

Play mode

Competitive

How it plays

Area control & tactical conflict Card play & hand management Drafting

Game type

Card game Abstract / puzzle game Board game

Publishers

Wild Ass Games

Designers

Ishani Shah Saumil Shah