Dive into the artful world of Azul, an award-winning tile-placement game where players compete to create stunning mosaics inspired by traditional Portuguese azulejos. In this engaging strategy game, you’ll select and place tiles to craft a beautiful design while maximizing points through careful planning and smart tile placement. Designed for 2-4 players and perfect for ages 8 and up, Azul brings both excitement and elegance to your game nights. Its simple-to-learn rules make it accessible for new players, yet the strategic depth ensures it remains a favorite among experienced gamers. The game’s vibrant tiles and satisfying tile-laying mechanics create an immersive experience that’s visually and tactically rewarding. Each round, players select tiles from a central supply, balancing aesthetic goals with strategic decisions to outscore opponents. Every game offers unique challenges and opportunities, ensuring that Azul remains highly replayable. Ideal for family gatherings, game nights with friends, or as a gift, Azul delivers an unforgettable gaming experience that combines beauty with thoughtful gameplay. Whether you’re new to strategy games or a seasoned player, Azul is a must-have for any board game collection. Enjoy the art of mosaic creation and become a master in this timeless game of beauty and strategy!
AWARD-WINNING STRATEGY GAME: Azul is an award-winning board game that challenges players to create stunning tile mosaics while making strategic decisions and competing for high scores.
BEAUTIFUL TILE ARTWORK: Featuring beautifully crafted, colorful tiles, Azul immerses players in the art of mosaic design, inspired by the traditional Portuguese azulejos.
EASY TO LEARN, CHALLENGING TO MASTER: With simple rules and deep strategic choices, Azul is accessible to new players yet offers satisfying complexity for experienced gamers.
PERFECT FOR FAMILY GAME NIGHT: Designed for 2-4 players, Azul is a fun, engaging game for family and friends, bringing together kids, teens, and adults for memorable game nights.
REPLAYABLE & ENGAGING: Each game of Azul provides a unique experience with endless possibilities, making it highly replayable and perfect for repeated enjoyment.
Customers say
Customers enjoy this board game for its fun and easy learning. They find the rules straightforward and the setup simple. The game offers a moderate level of strategy that keeps them engaged. It’s a quick, quick-paced game that doesn’t require quick reactions. Overall, customers appreciate the quality of the game pieces and boards.
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Emily Christensen –
Super fun, colorful, and unique game!
Not too hard to learn but involves just enough strategy. I love the bright colors. Well made. Love it!
G. Dias –
Fantastic relaxing but competitive game for 2 or up to 4 players
Try the blank side after you’ve played a couple of times!!No stress, easy setup and take a part, quick and fun to play. What else could you ask for??I just wish i could find blank times so that i could pain a custom set of tiles to play with.
Lindsay –
I enjoyed this game!
So I bought this game for my husband for Christmas and it came extremely late like in January so that was kind of sucky. But that doesn’t take away from the game itself it is actually a really fun game and I can see why it won awards. I played with my husband and my brother-in-law my brother-in-law wasn’t so interested in playing it. My husband was on the fence like yeah I could see how it would be fun and I’ll keep playing with you. And then there was me who was like oh my gosh this is actually really fun. It is a strategy game I was trying to just make sure like I could increase myself without sabotaging the other players but the other players were looking at my future stuff trying to sabotage me because well that’s the kind of people I was playing with. The instructions are kind of long and lengthy. But I looked for a how to play on YouTube and there are some really long ones and then there was some shorter ones and I found this one that was like only three or four minutes long it was just a really quick video of how to play just like the quick like you need to know this and I was able to pick up what I needed to do with that and then scan through the rule book. And I picked it up pretty fast.So basically there’s three routes The first round you have all of your tiles in the middle and on each little circle and when it’s your turn you can take either from the center or from one of the circles but if you take a color you have to take all of the colors and then you are going to fill them in onto your line. The first round is just going around in this until all of the tiles are played. once all the tiles are played you get to move on and the goal of collecting the tiles is to fill out your line you will see there is a shaded spot there’s a 5 4 3 2 1 spot. if you have successfully filled them in with all of one color the next round you will get a point.So the next round if you have fully filled out a line you get to move one of the pieces over to its corresponding spot. And as you do you get to take a point if there is any other one in the row or column you also get to take those points So if you move the blue piece over and then there’s already two others down vertically from it you get three points if there is one horizontal from it you also get another point but you get to count your first one twice cuz you count everything in the horizontal row you get those points and then everything in the vertical row and you get those points. Then from there whoever has the one player token gets to start the next round. And they randomly fill in all of the spots again. Then you play the first round again filling up the floor and then moving them over and you keep doing play one and play two until somebody gets a horizontal line all the way filled. Then you finish the game and you add up the rest of your points.it was a little confusing to start with but once I got the hang of it it was actually really quite fun because you have to strategically plan out when you are going to collect certain things. And kind of plan what your opponents are going to do because they might take what you’re looking for and then you might not be able to finish your row. I’m excited to keep playing this game. And don’t be intimidated by the long instructions it’s actually pretty simple once you get the hang of it.I hope my review has been helpful. If it has been helpful, please hit the helpful button.
MinistryMom –
Simply Beautiful
This game is easy to learn, has exquisite pieces, and light strategy. Rounds progress quickly. Everyone has their own game board but share draw piles of tiles. Its a lovely combination of math and art. We have hundreds of games and enjoyed this very much.
Megan –
Easy & fun game
A game on the east side of moderate but has some interesting strategy elements. Great for couples or groups.
Emma –
Love this game!
This game is easy to pick up on and what we love about it as well is that you can still have a conversation while you plan since it is not fast paced or timed.
David Allen –
A beautiful and engrossing game that’s reasonably easy to learn.
AZUL is a gorgeous piece of work. I’ve never opened the box without having someone, gamer or “civilian,” say OOOOH! AAAAH! When they see it. The rules are reasonably simple, once you explain the two-phase nature of every round of play; however, there is a bit of wonkiness with the scoring. It looks simple but there’s enough strategy and variety in it to reward multiple plays. There’s a lot of room within this deceptively simple setup to try different styles of play. Your game experience could be contemplative OR aggressive, depending on you and your opponents’ temperaments. It’s possible to play this game as a kind of “multi-player solitaire” wherein you and your opponents are just trying to make pretty pictures on your own player boards. Or you can go on the attack and do your best to deny your opponents the tiles they need and leave them with a bunch of penalty tiles they are forced to take.If you are just getting further into the board game hobby (moving past “gateway games”) and getting into something deeper, or perhaps have a friend who is just getting into it, this is a great game to ask for or give as a gift. It’s maybe a bit too complex for younger players or for people who are complete novices in the new realm of board games, but, hey, they can always just admire the pretty tiles. I would give it five stars but a) I hardly ever do that unless a game is a stone-cold classic and b) the rule book was not entirely helpful. But don’t let that stop you from getting this excellent game, especially at a reasonable price.
The O’C’s –
Fun!
Love this game! It is a quality game and fun for all ages- we played 10 yrs to 68 yrs. A moderate level of strategy. Highly addictive.
GillyB –
La verdad es que el juego es bastante bueno, tanto la versión normal como la de viaje. En un principio puede ser complicado de entender pero sobre la marcha del juego se hace fácil y divertido. La mayorÃa de personas con las que he jugado les gusta tanto que después no quieren jugar otras cosas. Muy entretenido.El aspecto del juego en sà es muy bonito, las piezas son de plástico y algunas con impresión, con muy bellas. Los tableros son deuda tipo de cartón grueso y resistente. La caja viene con sus respectivas bolsitas para separar las piezas y mantener un orden.Muy bien hecho.
AA-22 –
We purchased this after playing in a board game cafe. We really like it as itâs easy to learn but thereâs still some complexity and a good level of strategy involved.The quality of the pieces is excellent.
Anton –
The strategy is pretty simple but this makes it very competitive as your all attempting the same scoring combos while blocking your opponents.Tiles and board and beautifully made and itâs enjoyable to both hold and play.
Kevin Barry –
This game is justifiably very popular. It is both simple and very absorbing. It works well with people who don’t really play much board games, and it’s also good for experienced board gamers. The games are short (less than 30 mins, even with 4). There’s a reasonable mix of focussing on your own progress as well as keeping an eye on others. This would make a good addition to any house.
AKD –
This is a really cool game to play with friends and family. Game play is not very difficult to understand and the game lasts around 30 minutes, so people can get used to it by 2nd game. The game is part luck and part strategy, with more emphasis on planning. The quality of pieces and the board is premium. One thing that we noticed is how beautiful everything looks.