This is not always necessarily the player who ended the game as the end game scoring can boost other players scores. Players will score their tile placing as normal in the final round but before the game ends there are some end game scoring factors to be taken into account. Designed by the world famous, Michael Kiesling and illustrated by acclaimed artist, Chris Quilliams, Azul invites players to Portugal where as a master artisan, the aim is to create a mosiac fit for a monarch! If there are tiles adjacent to the new one just placed you score an additional point for each tile horizontal and vertical to the new one.

The team at Next Move have created this mini version of the classic game for Azul on the go – Azul Mini!The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This could be just one tile on a factory or all the tiles on a factory if they happen to be all the same colour! Catan won the coveted Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year) award in 1995 and its worldwide success helped to usher in a new 'golden age' of board games. Players take turns in selecting tiles from the round tile factories which are drawn randomly from the bag, 4 tiles to a factory.

Later in the round, players score points based on how they've placed their tiles to decorate the palace. First published in 1995, Catan has delighted millions of families across the world with its fun and easy-to-learn gameplay. At the end of each round, players score points based on the completed patterns and lose points for any leftover tiles. Players score an extra 5 points for any completed rows, an extra 7 points for completed columns and an extra 10 points if you have completed a colour collection.Rolling dice to harvest those resources then making trades with their rivals, players develop their settlements into cities while building roads and hiring brave knights to defend their colony. The game is played over a series of rounds, with the player who scores the most points at the end of the game being declared the winner. Its small size and simple mechanics make it a great choice for beginners, while its strategic depth will keep experienced players engaged and coming back for more. Themed around decorating a palace with colourful tiles, Azul disguises a viciously competitive drafting game behind an unassuming exterior.

Join the community and come discuss games like Codenames, Wingspan, Brass, and all your other favorite games! The new Azul mini helps keep things secure whist you’re travelling by storing everything in a blue Azul branded fabric mini tote bag which can be used to transport the game on its own or can be fitted back into the cardboard box for extra security. Players take it in turns to draft decorative tiles from suppliers and then score points for completing certain patterns and sets, but any surplus azulejos will come at a detriment to the artist. Aside from a plastic inlay on the boards, to keep the tiles fixed firmly in place on skewiff surfaces, Azul Mini is the tile board game we all know – just a clone of the base box, but a little bit smaller! With smaller tiles, the travel edition also include plastic overlay tray keeping your tiles safe and snug on your player board.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Designed by the world famous, award winning game author Michael Kiesling, Azul evokes the beautiful aesthetics of Moorish art in a contemporary board game.

Azul Mini is a must-have for fans of the original game who want to enjoy the same challenging gameplay in a more compact size. The mechanics of the game are simple to understand, making it accessible to both children and adults.The factories even have their own plastic tray so nothing will fall off the table if you are playing on the move. Plastic overlays for the player boards with integrated sliding scoring markers are included, so you can even play this edition on a moving train, plane or boat. As a tile-laying artist, you have been challenged to embellish the walls of the Royal Palace of Evora.