Azul Review - with Zee Garcia
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- čas přidán 5. 10. 2017
- Zee takes a look at this set collecting tile game from Plan B Games in which you must be careful (and ruthless!) with your artistry.
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Thanks Zee. In you i trust when it comes to the games i buy.
Okay! It finally clicks. It's Sudoku, but with tile patterns, and you fight the other players for the things you need.
Great review Zee!
we are soooo into this game. We are looking forward for it to arrive to Spain...
Me too! 😜
now here's a game inarguably about tile-laying.
Literally
a brilliant 2 player game. One of my (and my wife's) favorites.
Just picked it up for my wife and me. Hoping it’s good for us
I have been looking forward to this review ever since I saw it first played by Grey Elephant. I really hope you guys do a Miami Dice or Playthrough of the game. I wonder if Sam would like it since he has rated Sagrada so high on his top 100 of all time. Looks like a game that you will want to play over and over. Thanks for the review Zee!
Beautifully reviewed
What a gorgeous looking game!
joke?
I like the small tiles..But the cardboard pieces feels very cheap, I just got tge game
Azul is a great game. Thanks Zee. I have learned over the years to PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT ZEE SAYS. When he likes a game, I tend to like it too. I have also gone ahead and bought games he did not love - and I regreatted it.
I was at Target the other day browsing board games. I saw this one. Gave it a quick read-over then thought, "nah, this isn't the game for me" and placed it back on the shelf. Your review showed me I was too quick to write it off. It looks like a game I would enjoy based on your review.
Looks great! 👌
Excellent review thanks. I am adding this to my wishlist
Nice review of a really great game
I can imagine Dr. Knizia hitting himself on the head for not inventing this game. This is so his thing!
The grey side is definitely the advanced side, as it makes it much more difficult to maximize point gathering because you can lock yourself out of a great placement, which would have given you a bunch of point, but you accidentally made it illegal. However, I will always play the colored side, because solving that puzzle isn't the part of the game I'm interested in. I'd rather have that solved and just focus on the draft portion.
Good with 2?
Pre-ordered this little abstract already. Looks fantastic.
I think there can be another variant of gameplay where the score is not tracked. The first player to fill all his wall with tiles is the winner....What do you think Zee about this
I feel red and blue tiles should not have been kept plain. Some type of designing should have been done on them too
nah looks way better that way. You need blankspace
Shout out for Nuns on the Run on your shelf!
Assuming this is the same scoring as in Qwirkle, here is the best way to explain it.
Score each straight line that you EXTENDED or CREATED this turn. That way, you're not double-counting. How many straight lines are there that weren't there (in that length) before? Score those. No need for separate cases.
Yes, but then you'd still think you had created both a vertical and a horizontal line of 1 each.
And if "line" refers to multiple tiles, then you'd think you score no points.
I'm totally with you except for one thing. It's not pure tactics and no luck involved. Especially with two equally skilled players in the last phase before one completes a row on a relatively full board. There is quite a bit luck if someone gets perfectly matching tiles and the other one not. It really can make a difference that you'll notice when you play it a lot. But yes, most of the time the better player wins, but sometimes they also can lose... ;)
Scoring reminds me of Ingenious.
Jon Cox (JonGetsGames) came up with a way to teach
the game a bit more easily - start with the end-of-round
scoring, then show how the drafting works.
JGG is awesome.
That's how I teach any game. Always go backwards in explanation. End of game scoring first, then during game scoring second, etc.
@@tonyallen4265 the why before the how
Looks like a step up from Sagrada, which I like. Pre-ordered mine.
Roland Bruno For me, Sagrada is better.
@@pcuimac for me it would be azul
You mean a step down?
This has a very strong Sagrada feel. Have you played it, Zee?
Can you place tiles by "jumping" over another?
yes
Board game makeover guy needs to make this all about starburst LOL
This is a 4 player game but mine came with 5 player boards?
ABevs1 consider yourself lucky
the game is ok.... but my girlfriend is in love with shaved Zee ...
oooooook. Thanks for sharing bro.
I think the line scoring isn't broken by the 1-point rule for a single tile. A line needs to have two points (tiles) to be a line. So a single tile isn't a line therefor doesn't score.
Tajs Seelen False, you score 1 point.
Is Azul for 4 players as good as it is for 2? I ask because in BGG community score is suggested mostly for 2 players, giving a very low percentage when it comes to 4 players.
He said it scales really good
Works very well for 4. If anything, just have to remix the collection bag a few more times.
@@mrmorganmusic 4 players is more about luck. Very hard to strategically hard to take tiles other players need in 4 players. Still fun. 2 players if more strategic and combative.
Azul ⵣ ❤
lmao tiling the king's bathroom.. damn zee, you are lit!
Love this game...if you’re on the fence, go buy it now
Oh! I get it!
... i dont get it...
5:58 .. wait.. I think that's three points. You don't count the one that you put there twice.
Edit: No, you're right. I just checked. We've always played this the wrong way :v I guess the way we counted the points made more sense :v
Just watched this video for the first time. 🎯- Slow. Clap. 👏....... 👏........ 👏
How is it a tile laying game? Carcassonne, Isle of Skye, those are tile laying games. This is more like Sagrada where you draft certain cubes to try and solve a bingo type puzzle.
Thematically, it's a tile laying game x)
I'm not super into abstracts but this game does interest me. Before this I wanted Roll Player, but that game is nearly twice the price and I heard the component quality is shoddy.
No it's not. The player boards in Roll Player are excellent. The dice are high quality. linen finish on the cards. No problems at all with it!
Ok, that's great to know. I might get it then. My favorite PC RPG is Torchlight 2, so I like the aesthetics in Roll Player and like minimizing and maxing stats.
Sagrada is also an option. I don't own that one, but it's quite pretty.
I'm throwing in love for Roll Player. I'm a stickler for components and I have no complaints. Sagrada is also wonderful as well. Its a good bit lighter and more accessible theme.
El Gatoman Go for Sagrada. Has more variability by drafting additional rules and options each time you play.
When I seen this game I thought it looked stupid but then I seen gameplay and completely changed my mind
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Sagrada looks more fun.
Sagrada is wayyy longer, and has a lot less interaction. Between the 2, I prefer this about 9/10 times.
Fair enough. :)
Carla Tate And it is!
How can this be game of the year? It's perfect for accountants and people who love spreadsheets. Would love to build a nice looking pattern with all these tiles instead of more "add this to this and get two more victory points". Sagrada was much more fun with a similar theme, because of the variable scoring rules and the methods to relocate pieces that are already played. Back to Darklight Memento Mori, Mythic Battles Pantheon and Conan. ;)
I feel like this would be better as a video game.
This is supposed to be one of the best abstracts...and it tells me how much I hate abstract games.
I like abstracts, but I find this one pretty boring / arbitrary (am equally surprised it is #1 abstract on bgg). I'd suggest Go, Blokus (regular or Duo), Photosynthesis (I'm a bit surprised bgg says this is an abstract, but I'll take it), or Patchwork instead. Or just avoid abstracts altogether - that's fine too :)
If you’re interested in abstract games, drafting, and tile-laying, try Sagrada. It often seems to be brought up as a competitor to this game, and I think it’s a lot more interesting. Try that if Azul feels like doing spreadsheets, as I’ve heard it be described.
Yeah, not sure if I should get this. It's getting so much praise, but I don't really like the concept of abstract games. The only one I own is Quirkle, which I like fine, but don't love.
bro when you explain board games start with explaining the objective and what you're trying to get done. going through a step-by-step walkthrough of how the gameplay looks without knowing the objective is just confusing
So true. The objective should always be the first sentence out of your mouth when explaining a game to friends.
But....he did????
1:34 You're trying to score the most points.
I just don't understand the popularity of this one. I'd much rather play Sagrada.
I think it's meant to be pronounced "Athul".
Azul is the Spanish word for Blue.
Nope. The game's name is not from the Spanish word for blue, but from the Portuguese word "Azul" of the same meaning, which is NOT pronounced "Athul", but more like "uh-zool".
Also, "Azulejo" is also not said with a Spanish "j", but more like the softer French "j" in "je".
Azulejo = tile in Portuguese. Azul = blue. They abbreviated the word to baptise this game, an unfortunate decision in my opinion.
Looks boring to me... not sure why it's a bestseller.
I'm pretty sure I'm in the minority, but I hate how this game looks. It makes me think of bathroom tiling in a tacky/chintzy restaurant.
RedEyedGhost I think the game IS about bathroom tiling actually.
Bro.... lmao
Completely in agreement. Just needs a urinal to complete the theme. If not a bathroom theme, then it reminds me of a quilt like an old woman would make. Ugly and offputting. I don't understand anyone saying it's beautiful.
You might lack the cultural reference. The game seems to be inspired by moroccan ceramics: www.google.com/search?biw=1440&bih=738&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=moroccan+ceramic And the tiles are used in bathrooms, but not also in many other types of rooms and floors in general.
Actually the game is inspired by portuguese ceramics... That's the reason it is called "AZUL", a reference for AZULEJO, portuguese word for ceramic. But they are used in bathrooms the same way LOL
This game is boring and unattractive, everything is abstract.
Wow, sadly you lost me 4 minutes in.
Maybe I’m the only one who thinks this game looks pretty ugly