Alhambra (2003)

Alhambra is the latest update to the stock market game Stimmt So!, only it has been completely re-themed with a Moorish theme and has an additional tile-laying component.

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.

Expanded by:

• Alhambra: The Vizier's Favor
• Alhambra: The City Gates
• Alhambra: Thief's Turn
• Alhambra: The Treasure Chamber
• Alhambra: Power of the Sultan

Re-implements:

• Stimmt So!

Awards

• 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)

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)