Azul was designed by the world famous, award winning game author Michael Riesling. Azul captures the beautiful aesthetics of Moorish art in a contemporary board game. Players compete as artisans decorating the walls of the royal Palace of Dvora. By carefully drafting the correct Quantity and style of tiles, the most clever of artisans plan
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Added on: April 29, 2018 - More: Comments & Reviews
Azul was designed by the world famous, award winning game author Michael Riesling. Azul captures the beautiful aesthetics of Moorish art in a contemporary board game. Players compete as artisans decorating the walls of the royal Palace of Dvora. By carefully drafting the correct Quantity and style of tiles, the most clever of artisans plan ahead to maximize the beauty of their work (not to mention their scores!) while ensuring they wasted no supplies in the process. Introduced by the moors, “azulejos” (originally white and blue ceramic tiles) were fully embraced by the Portuguese, when their King Manuel I, on a visit to the Alhambra Palace in Southern Spain, was mesmerized by the stunning beauty of the Moorish decorative tiles. The King, awestruck by the interior beauty of the Alhambra, immediately ordered that his own Palace in Portugal be decorated with similar wall tiles. As a tile-laying artist, you have been challenged to embellish the walls of the royal Palace of Dvora.
Simple, easy-to-learn game for 2-4 Just played Azul from Plan B Games. This game was just released recently. I happened to get it from my local board game store because I saw it was in stock.This game is pretty easy to learn, but it has a lot of depth. It plays pretty quickly – you don’t have to wait long between turns. Games last about 45 minutes.It’s an abstract game. You select tiles from the piles in the center of the table and use them to fill up your board. Tiles that you are unable to place will…
Poor quality control, updated, Amazon saves the day Poor quality control. Missing tile and silence from Plan B’s customer service.Update: Amazon is a doll. They have exchanged the product. I enjoy the game, just not Plan B.
Easy to learn, easy to teach, with enough depth that it is fun to return to again and again. I bought the game because of some good advance buzz and how beautiful it looked. And I have not regretted it!The game play is easy to learn and teach. I’ve introduced a half dozen groups to it (who are disappointed that it is currently only available at 3 times the normal price from scalpers). But, there are enough different possible strategies that it is fun to play again and again. There’s also enough of a random element to the tile draws that my non-linear thinking wife can go…