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Alhambra

2-6 players 45-60 min 7.0 Board Game Geek Rating

Players construct their own Alhambra palace complex by purchasing buildings with four different currencies. Each turn, collect money, buy buildings for your palace, or rearrange structures. Paying exact prices grants bonus turns. Points are scored for having the most buildings of each type and longest wall sections. The player with the highest score when buildings run out wins.

Published 2003

Alhambra

Get Ready

Setup the game with these step-by-step instructions before diving into your turn.

1
Reduce money deck
Remove 1 of each value of card to create a 72-card money deck
2
Pull Dirk's initial tiles
Draw 6 building tiles for Dirk and place them face up in Dirk's area
3
Deal starting hands
Give player money cards until their total exceeds 20
4
Determine first player
First player is the one with fewest cards
5
Assemble money deck
Combine 5 piles together with scoring cards shuffled into the 2nd and 4th piles
6
Fill the money market
Draw cards from the assembled deck to populate the money market
7
Fill the building market
Place building tiles to create the building market

On Your Turn

What you can do during your turn.

1
Take actions
Perform available game actions during your turn (specific actions not detailed in this summary sheet)
2
Trigger first scoring
When the first scoring card is revealed, follow the First Scoring process
3
Trigger second scoring
When the second scoring card is revealed, follow the Second Scoring process

Winning

How to claim victory.

1
First Scoring process
Pull 6 more building tiles for Dirk (keep hidden), score Walls, score based on Building Scoring, then reveal Dirk's new building tiles
2
Second Scoring process
Pull 1/3rd of remaining building tiles for Dirk (keep hidden), score Walls, score based on Building Scoring, then reveal Dirk's new building tiles
3
Final Scoring process
Score Walls and score Buildings to determine the winner
4
Compare final scores
The player with the highest total points from all scoring events wins the game

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