Official Alhambra Rules
How To Play Alhambra
2 - 6
Players
8+
Ages
60 MIN
Play Time
$30
Price
In Alhambra, the best master builders of Europe and Arabia meet to show their fantastic abilities. Your task as a player is to hire the most suitable teams of builders, making sure at all times that you can pay them wages in the right currency. Be they stonemasons from the north or horticulturalists from the south, every worker wants a decent wage in his native currency, adding a little extra layer of strategy to the game.
With the help of your team, you will work to build grand towers, construct beautiful gardens, and erect pavilions, arcades, seraglios, and chambers. The ultimate goal is to build the great Alhambra, a magnificent palace, fortress, and city all rolled into one. While competing against your opponents, you will race to complete your own masterpiece in the heart of Granada.
Alhambra is a strategic board game in which players have to hire various builders from all over Europe, all having special talents and skills. While you need to be resourceful with your money, you also need to outwit your opponents to have the best workers that fit into your projects of construction. It's one of those games that require both planning and quick thinking, where every move determines the result.
It's an exciting as well as a tricky game, just perfect for friends and family. If you want to try your strategic aptitude in a fun and easy-to-learn manner, then Alhambra is the right one for sure. Assemble your team, start building, and watch who constructs the most astonishing structures in Granada!
With the help of your team, you will work to build grand towers, construct beautiful gardens, and erect pavilions, arcades, seraglios, and chambers. The ultimate goal is to build the great Alhambra, a magnificent palace, fortress, and city all rolled into one. While competing against your opponents, you will race to complete your own masterpiece in the heart of Granada.
Alhambra is a strategic board game in which players have to hire various builders from all over Europe, all having special talents and skills. While you need to be resourceful with your money, you also need to outwit your opponents to have the best workers that fit into your projects of construction. It's one of those games that require both planning and quick thinking, where every move determines the result.
It's an exciting as well as a tricky game, just perfect for friends and family. If you want to try your strategic aptitude in a fun and easy-to-learn manner, then Alhambra is the right one for sure. Assemble your team, start building, and watch who constructs the most astonishing structures in Granada!
- 6 Starting Tiles
- 54 Building Tiles
- 12 Counters
- 108 Money Cards
- 2 Scoring Cards
- 1 Building Market
- 1 Scoring Board
- 6 Tile Reserve Boards With Points Tables
- 1 Bag
- Official Alhambra Game Rules And Instructions
In the game of Alhambra points are scored by having the most building tiles of each type. The number of points needed depends on the type of tile. You can also get points by having the longest part of the wall around the Alhambra.
More points are awarded in each scoring round. The winner is the player who has been awarded the most points by the end of the game.
More points are awarded in each scoring round. The winner is the player who has been awarded the most points by the end of the game.
Please keep in mind that the official Alhambra PDF rules listed below could be different depending on the version you have. They should be an exact copy of what came in your original packaging. Download them to view now or print them for later use.
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Payton says:
Are additional points scored if your base is completely enclosed at the end?
03-31-2020
Are additional points scored if your base is completely enclosed at the end?
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