Azul (2017)

The video reviews Azul, likening it to Candy Crush for its simple yet addictive gameplay. It highlights the tactile experience and low learning curve, making it accessible for new players. The reviewer provides specific ratings across several categories.

The Shut Up & Sit Down review highly praises Azul as a terrific and perfectly designed abstract game, noting its beautiful, tactile components and surprising strategic depth. The reviewer thoroughly recommends it, declaring it one of their favorite games of the year.

The reviewer praises Azul as a beautiful and colorful modern classic that serves as a great gateway game, offering a satisfying puzzle experience where players draft tiles to create mosaics while strategically denying opponents their desired pieces.

The reviewer highly praises Azul as a well-deserved Spiel des Jahres winner and an 'instant classic' gateway game. Its minimal rules, quick setup, gorgeous production, and clever design create an engaging and tense experience despite its simplicity.

The video offers a quick review of Azul, highlighting its strategic tile-drafting gameplay, attractive physical components, and accessibility as a modern abstract game. The reviewer considers the game fantastic.

This video offers a comprehensive review of the physical board game Azul, coupled with an instructional segment on how to play. It aims to provide both an evaluation of the game and guidance on its rules and mechanics.

The reviewer expresses a deep affection for the original Azul, calling it an iconic and instrumental game that provided a significant level of enjoyment and depth to their board gaming experience, despite acknowledging that later iterations might offer different appeals.

Azul is a gorgeous and deeply strategic abstract game where drafting tiles creates tense, rewarding puzzles of compromise. While higher player counts introduce chaotic elements that reduce control, it remains an engaging and elegant tabletop masterpiece.

Azul is a tightly designed, highly tactical tile-laying game that offers deep strategic decisions and strong tactile elements. While mostly accessible, it presents minor hurdles for colourblind players and relies heavily on memory and verbalization for visually impaired individuals.

This video reviews the physical board game Azul, evaluating its enduring appeal and whether it remains a worthwhile purchase in the current board gaming landscape.

After initially dismissing it for a rival game, the reviewer praises Azul as an elegantly simple yet deceptively deep abstract game that balances welcoming aesthetics with satisfying tactical meanness and player interaction.

Zee Garcia from The Dice Tower delivers a positive review of Azul, highlighting its fascinating gameplay despite a slight learning curve. He ultimately recommends the game and awards it a 'seal of excellence'.