Alhambra is one of my top 10 games. I think I may have more than 10 top ten games :)
I like this game because it is pretty simple, you don't have to think a ton (which many people we play with like), and I almost always get the longest wall! Lol! We just recently got the City Gates expansion but have not played with it yet.
As a bonus, the instructions come in 6 different languages! Haha!
Game Play:
You start out with a hand of cards that equals 20 or more. There are 4 different colors of cards ranging from 1-9. You also start out with a starting tile, a counter, and a tile reserve board.
You are trying to build your own Alhambra. This is done by buying & building tiles and adding them to your own Alhambra. There will always be 4 buildings to buy at a time. If one of those tiles was a red building, was located in the green market and cost 8, I would have to spend at least 8 worth of green cards from my hand to buy that building. I would then either place it next to any of my tiles in my Alhambra or on my reserve board for future placement. If I played exactly 8 worth of green cards, I get to take another turn (either buying tiles or drawing cards).
You gain points from having the most color of each building tile and for each wall that is connected to your Alhambra. Scoring will happen 3 times; twice secretly in the middle of the game and once at the end. Whoever has the most points at the end wins!!
