Azul
Draft beautiful tiles, arrange them perfectly, and penalize your rivals.
Who it's for
Families and casual gamers who want a tactile, elegant game with genuine bite.
Not for you if…
You want a thematic, narrative experience or dislike abstract games.
Vibe's take
Elegant, tactile, deceptively cutthroat.
About this game
Draft colored tiles from a central supply and arrange them on your personal board to score points — but any leftover tiles you can't place cost you dearly. Azul is abstract elegance: the rules fit on a napkin, the tiles are gorgeous to hold, and the tension in a four-player game is quietly vicious.
Get it
from €21
Mechanics
Categories
By the numbers
Players
Duration
30–45 min
Ages 8+
Complexity
1.8 / 5 — LightBGG Rating
7.6/10
Rank #96
107k ratings
Published
2017
Designed by
Michael Kiesling
Published by
MINDOK, Belleville (Бельвіль), Kaissa Chess & Games, Maldón, Orangutan Games, Korea Boardgames, Hobby Japan, Tower Tactic Games, Plan B Games, Gém Klub Kft., MIPL, Broadway Toys LTD, SuperHeated Neurons, Rebel Sp. z o.o., KADABRA, TWOPLUS Games, Divercentro, Galápagos Jogos, Lacerta, Green Elephant Games, Pegasus Spiele, Next Move Games, Ghenos Games, asmodee, Zvezda
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