Alhambra (2003)

In Alhambra, players are acquiring buildings to be placed within their Alhambra complex. On a player's turn, a player may take money from the open money market, purchase a building from the building market, or engage in construction and re-construction projects with buildings that have been placed in the player's reserve. The game rewards efficiency, as when a player purchases a building from the market for the exact amount of money, the player may take another turn. Players with the most buildings in each of the seven building types score in each of the scoring phases, and points are awarded for players' longest external "wall" section within their complex. The game ends when the building market can no longer be replenished from the building tile supply, and there is a final scoring, whereupon the player with the highest score wins.

Re-implements:

• Alhambra: The Card Game

Re-implemented by:

• Granada
• New York
• Alhambra: Big Box

Integrates with:

• Alhambra: The Dice Game (a variant in which you can combine Alhambra buildings with Alhambra dice.)

Awards

• 2005 JdA - Juego del Año (Spain) Finalist.
• 2005 Vuoden Aikuistenpeli (Finland) Winner, Adult Game of the Year
• 2005 Årets Familiespill (Norway), Winner, Family Game of the Year
• 2005 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Nominee.
• 2003 Golden Ace, (France) Winner, Game of the Year
• 2003 Spiel des Jahres Winner.
• 2003 International Gamers Award Best Strategy Game Nominee.
• 2003 Essener Feder Winner.

Online Play

• Boîte à jeux (turn-based)
• Board Game Arena (real-time) (NO LONGER AVAILABLE)

Microbadges:

Components:

• 6 Starting Tiles
• 54 Building Tiles
• 1 Building Market
• 1 Scoring Board
• 12 Counters (2 each in 6 different playing colors)
• 108 Money Cards (27 each in 4 different currencies)
• 2 Scoring Cards
• 6 Tile Reserve Boards
• 1 Bag
• 1 Set of Rules (6 languages)