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Alhambra: The Red Palace(2023)

★ 7.2 BGG2–6 playersWeight 2.20
Hand ManagementSet CollectionTile Placement

Games like Alhambra: The Red Palace

Looking for games like Alhambra: The Red Palace? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the chase to complete the right combinations and spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Mermaid Rain(2003)

★ 6.23–6 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
76/100

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Hand ManagementSet CollectionTile Placement

Alhambra(2003)

★ 7.02–6 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
74/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

New York(2011)

★ 6.72–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
73/100

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Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Guildhall(2012)

★ 6.92–4 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionTake That

LUNA Capital(2021)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionTile Placement

Cardcassonne(2009)

★ 6.32–5 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Big City(1999)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementModular BoardTile Placement

The King's Guild(2018)

★ 7.01–6 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Guildhall: Job Faire(2013)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionTake That

890 Anno Domini(2023)

★ 6.92–4 players45 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionTile Placement

Porto(2019)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
71/100

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Hand ManagementTile Placement

The Palaces of Carrara(2012)

★ 7.12–4 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Increase Value of Unchosen ResourcesSet CollectionTile Placement

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