Players start the game by rolling a blue and yellow die three times and crossing out the building at the intersection rolled numbers. Each time a player "builds" (crosses off) a building, it is marked on the separate scoring sheet so that all players can see how many of each building have been built. Then, each player rolls the dice one more time and places their blue and yellow dice on their player sheet on the appropriate numbers.
Then, the start player rolls another set of dice. They may either choose one building which has not been built already and cross it out (and indicate it on the scoring sheet), or they may take one coin for each intersection which has already been crossed out (up to four coins).
The two dice that are not used are passed to the next player (the numbers are kept the same), and the two used dice are re-rolled and put back on the player sheet with the new numbers.
Coins can be used to re-roll dice (1 coin) or to mark out both buildings (3 coins). At the end of the game, 1st through 3rd place for each building type is awarded points, as well as bonus points for completed rows and columns.
New Expansion Module for Base Game
Playing with the New Market board in the base game of Alhambra requires the 12 dice from the Roll & Write
At the beginning of the game, the New Market is set up alongside the original market and filled with the 6 buildings. Then, one yellow and one blue dice are rolled and placed next to each building.
On their turn, players may take a new action of buying from the new market. To take the building from the market, they must have the exact currency cards in yellow and blue to match one space. If they do, they show the cards, take the building, but keep the currency cards in their hand. The market is not refilled—once all 6 buildings are gone, this action is no longer available.
To accommodate every backer, the building tiles come in 2 sizes to be played either with the Alhambra revised edition or the Mega Box edition which has larger tiles!
While this campaign is primarily for the release of the new Alhambra: Roll & Write, you may also use it to acquire a number of limited availability or soon to be released products. All Alhambra products are available in bundles in this campaign, and others may be added on after the campaign.
You may pledge $1 to get full access to the pledge manager, where you may upgrade to a pledge level, or may add on products without upgrading (it will not be necessary to upgrade to a pledge level, as in previous campaigns). However, prices will be slightly higher if you don't pledge during the campaign.
The Essen fair is a huge event for Queen Games every year, with numerous new releases and a chance to interact with fans of our games. We are very sad that there will not be one this year.
With this campaign, we are allowing backers a chance to get all of what would have been our new Essen releases. We told backers in previous campaigns that if they were coming to Essen they did not need to pledge as they could get it there, and we wanted to give them a chance to still pledge. By pledging $1 for this campaign, you will be given full access to the pledge manager where to you will be able to add-on copies of any of these games. You will not need to upgrade to a pledge for any Alhambra products to do so, although you will be able to if you want.
We will be using Crowd Ox to help manage the fulfillment of the campaign. After the campaign, you will automatically receive an email with an invitation to submit your shipping details, and add on extra copies of products in this campaign, or perhaps some other Queen Games products.
The production of Alhambra Roll & Write is planned for the end of October 2020. Our games are printed in Europe, so there is little delay between the end of printing and them arriving for fulfillment in our warehouse. Pledges to the US will most likely be sent via container to a fulfillment center. Please note that all shipping projections are our best estimates only, and not guarantees.
We offer "friendly" shipping to a number of zones around the world, including the United States, Canada, and the European Union. If your country is not listed as "friendly," Queen Games is not responsible for any local charges, customs fees, or if a local carrier (i.e. not the carrier we shipped by) loses your package. In these cases, we are not able to reimburse you for any charges.
We will monitor the comment section and messages while the campaign is active in order to answer everyone's questions. Please note that, since we do not have a full time employee dedicated to Kickstarter alone, we may not be able to actively monitor the comments after the campaign closes. If you have a question about your pledge, please send us a message.
We will do our best to post all pertinent information in a timely manner either as an update or in emails to relevant backers.
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REFUND POLICY Following the terms of Kickstarter, Queen Games will provide a full refund provided the request is received within 14 days of the close of the campaign.If a request is made after this period, any refund would be at the discretion of Queen Games, and would be a maximum of 85% based on incurred fees and handling costs.
DAMAGED OR INCOMPLETE PRODUCTS We understand that all backers want to receive their items in pristine condition; however, the realities of worldwide shipping can sometimes make this difficult. We guarantee that the product you receive will be complete and all internal components are in excellent, functional condition. We will do our best to ensure that your package arrives in good condition, but all decisions on box replacements will be made on a case by case basis. Due to the difficulty and expense in replacing boxes, depending on your region, we will not be able to replace some boxes with minor cosmetic damage only.
RETURNED PRODUCTS We assume responsibility for packages to be delivered either to the address provided, or to the nearest courier pickup location (based on the policies for delivery in your region). If the package is refused, or you fail to pick up the package, we may not be able to re-mail the package at no expense.
FAILURE TO RESPOND TO SURVEY Backers are responsible for completing the pledge manager by the time indicated in updates to this campaign. Failure to do so before the locking of the campaign could result in a delay of several months to shipping. Once the campaign fulfillment has been declared complete (via an update to all backers), all pledges that were not completed will be considered to have been fulfilled.
REASONABLE CHANGES TO PRODUCT By pledging to this project, you acknowledge that the name, final look, and materials of the project are subject to change and may differ from what is presented while the Kickstarter campaign was active. Queen Games will make all reasonable efforts to make the final product congruent with what is presented in the campaign, and to inform backers of the reasons for necessary changes.
