

Instead, the tiles are placed in groups of four on available slots (affectionately called “coasters” by the Draft Mechanic Podcast). They do not choose them straight from the bag, however. Players take turns drafting five different colors of tiles randomly drawn from a bag. scoring the most victory points - is the winner. Whoever does the best job of designing the wall - i.e. He has commissioned you and up to three other players to decorate his own palace with similar art. The King of Portugal visited the royal palace in Spain, and came back impressed with the wall tiles he found adorned there. If you are new to the hobby, Kiesling is a giant among gamers especially in partnership with Wolfgang Kramer, with whom he has won Germany’s top prize, the Spiel des Jahres not once but twice for Tikkal and Torres. So I snapped it up!ĭoes your group like tile laying games? Have you played Qwirkle with your family, but wish there was something with a little more depth? Then, spice up your game nights with Azul.Īzul is a 2017 release from Plan B Games designed by famed German designer, Michael Kiesling. Azul, from Plan B Games, has been ridiculously hard to find, but Gamenerdsz, an FLGS out of Dallas with an internet presence, had some in stock right around Christmas at a good price. For weeks, I have heard a growing chatter storm about a tile laying game that looked beautiful on the table.
