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Azul
Year
2017
Players
2–4
Play time
45min
Min age
8+
Weight
1.77
BGG rating
7.71
BGG rank
#99
Best with
2

Owned by

Michael Redlich

Local copies

Plays: 2

Board game

Azul

Azul Mini

Designed by Michael Kiesling

MeepleMates notes for Azul

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  • Azul is available as a public board game page on MeepleMates for group planning and collection tracking.
  • Best with 2 player according to player poll data.
  • BoardGameGeek average rating 7.71 and BGG rank #99.
  • Groups use this page to connect Abstract Strategy, Renaissance metadata with real play history, ratings and game night notes.
  • Recommended player counts include 3, 4.
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.

Categories

Abstract StrategyRenaissance

Mechanics

End Game BonusesSet CollectionOpen DraftingPattern BuildingSquare GridTile PlacementTurn Order: Claim ActionChainingGrid Coverage

Best with how many players

1
Not rec.
2
Best
3
Recommended
4
Recommended
4+
Not rec.

Community votes from BoardGameGeek

Language dependence

No necessary in-game text(106 of 106 votes)

Sub-rankings

  • Abstract Game Rank#3
  • Family Game Rank#16

Expansions in collection

Videos

YouTube15

Instructional15

BoardGameGeek11

Review3

Session2

Instructional1

Unboxing2

Other3

External data

Wikidata enrichment: 3 links · 3 facts · latest game data 07/26/2026.

Latest Wikidata run: ok · 09/23/2026.

Links

Facts

Publication date
2017
Publisher
Next Move
Designer
Michael Kiesling