Watch “Let's Play Azul! With guest star Fidget the cat!,” a gameplay video for Azul from 4CozyCatGames on BoardGameVideo.
Description provided by 4CozyCatGames on YouTube:
Today we are playing Azul, a beautiful tile collection game based off Portuguese wall tiles.
Preemptive apologies, the audio is out of sync. It seems to either be a format or pebkac issue and we cannot figure out which. Gonna blame it on potato cameras. Better equipment is way up our to do list!
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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.