2011 · City Building

Alhambra: Family Box

Players collect currency and purchase building tiles to add to a shared grid representing their Alhambra complex. On a turn a player may take money from the market, buy a building from the open market, or play reserved tiles into their layout; paying the exact price grants an extra turn. Scoring occurs several times for having the majority in each of six building types and for the longest contiguous exterior wall; the game ends when the building market cannot be refilled and final scoring determines the winner. This edition includes an expansion that adds optional modules—an out-of-turn purchase mechanic paid by exact change, limited free hut tiles that score only when adjacent to like-colored buildings, a currency-exchange option for mixing money to buy tiles, and bonus cards that count as extra buildings when matched. It also contains a standalone advanced variant with double-sided tiles and new building types whose values are set during play.

groupPlayers

2–6 best 3

schedulePlaying time

45 min

cakeAge

8+

psychologyComplexity

2 / 5