Alhambra: Queenie 1 – The Magical Buildings

About this expansion

Alhambra: Queenie 1 – The Magical Buildings is a 2011 promotional item for 2–6 players, with a play time of 60 minutes. It adds six special building tiles to Alhambra: one in each of the six building colors.

At the beginning of the game, place the six magical buildings in the bag with the other building tiles. When one is drawn, it is placed for sale just like any other building. This keeps the new tiles within the existing flow of the game while introducing a distinctive placement feature.

The key difference is that no direction is up for these buildings. When adding one to an Alhambra, you may turn the tile and place it in any legally permitted position according to the building rules, with orientation being the sole exception.

• Six new tiles, with one magical building in each building color
• Tiles are shuffled into the bag at the start of the game
• Magical buildings are offered for sale like other buildings
• Orientation does not restrict their legal placement
• They count as buildings of their respective colors during scoring majorities

During scoring, these tiles count as a building of the appropriate color when determining majorities. Their flexible orientation can therefore make them distinctive additions to an Alhambra while preserving their role in color-based scoring.

Designed for Spiel 2011, The Magical Buildings gives Alhambra players six new tiles to discover and incorporate. For players who enjoy the challenge of arranging buildings under placement rules, this compact promotional addition offers a focused change centered on orientation and majority scoring.