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Azul
Get inspired by Portuguese tiles to decorate the king's palace with the perfect combination of colored tiles.
- Players
- 2–4
- Playing time
- 30–45 min
- Min. age
- 8+
- Year
- 2017
- Designer
- Michael Feld
Setup
Place factory displays in the center (5 for 2 players, 7 for 3, 9 for 4).
Fill the bag with all 100 tiles and mix them up.
Distribute a personal board and score marker (position 0) to each player.
Fill each factory display with 4 tiles taken at random from the bag.
Place the starting player token in the center of the table.
STRUCTURE OF THE ROUND
Each round has three phases in order: factory bid, wall tiling and preparation for the next round.
PHASE 1 — FACTORY OFFER
In turn, take all tiles of the same color from a factory source (leftovers go to the center) or take all tiles of the same color from the center. The first player to take the center takes the starting player token and places it on his floor line (1 point deducted). The phase ends when there are no tiles left in any source or center.
PLACEMENT ON PATTERN LINES
The captured tiles must all be placed in the same pattern row on the personal board. Each row accepts a single color and has a fixed number of spaces (row 1 = 1 space, row 5 = 5 spaces). You cannot place a color in a row if that color is already on the wall in the same row. Tiles that do not fit go to the ground line and subtract points.
Ground line
-1, -1, -2, -2, -2, -3, -3 per position (left to right)
PHASE 2 — TILING THE WALL
When a pattern row is complete, the rightmost tile moves to the wall in its color's square. The remaining tiles in the row are discarded. If the row is not complete, it is saved for the next round. As you place each tile on the wall, immediately score:
No adjacent
1 point
With adjacent horizontal
Count all horizontally joined tiles (including the new one)
With adjacent vertical
Count all vertically joined tiles (including the new one)
If it has adjacent in both directions, add both totals.
PHASE 3 — PREPARATION
Each player subtracts the points from the tiles on the ground line (never below 0) and discards them. The player with the starting player token starts the next round. The factory fountains are refilled with 4 tiles each.
Victory conditions
- First row
- The game ends when a player completes a horizontal row of 5 tiles on the wall
- Placement points
- Each tile scores for horizontal and vertical adjacency to the wall
- Bonus horizontal row
- +2 points for each completed row at the end
- Bonus vertical column
- +7 points for each completed column at the end
- Full Color Bonus
- +10 points for each color placed 5 times at the end
- Win
- The player with the most total points
How to play (video)
Frequently asked questions
- How many players does Azul need?
- 2–4 players.
- How long does a game of Azul last?
- 30–45 minutes.
- What is the minimum age for Azul?
- From 8 years old.
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