Watch “Our Favourite Travel Games,” a board game review for Azul from Game Court on BoardGameVideo.
Description provided by Game Court on YouTube:
In this video, we are discussing the games that we usually take during our holidays and travels! Our criteria for selecting travel games include volume/size, durability, standard pieces, small footprint and that games can be played on uneven surfaces. Our selections fulfil one or more of these criteria.
What are your favourite travel games? Let us know in the comments!
00:00 - Intro
02:50 - Roll & Write games
05:07 - Hive
05:52 - Boggle
06:30 - Qwirkle
07:21 - Azul (Mini!)
08:16 - Star Realms
08:47 - Red7
09:53 - Innovation
10:24 - A deck of cards!
11:45 - Games that don't work well on holidays...
14:12 - Outro
Watch our Azul Mini unboxing (and comparison to the original Azul) video: https://youtu.be/diD9A9sdgBw
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Mainly reviews. Azul is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 61 reviews, 33 how-to-play guides, 14 recorded sessions, 10 unboxings, and 11 other videos.
2 - 4 players
30 - 45 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes
About Azul, from BoardGameGeek:
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 Evora.
In the game Azul, players take turns drafting colored tiles from suppliers to their player board. Later in the round, players score points based on how they've placed their tiles to decorate the palace. Extra points are scored for specific patterns and completing sets; wasted supplies harm the player's score. The player with the most points at the end of the game wins.