Azul - Master Chocolatier
Introduced by the Moors, azulejos (ceramic wall tiles, originally decorated in blue or polychrome) were adopted by the Portuguese when their King Manuel I, during a visit to the Alhambra Palace in southern Spain, was captivated by the dazzling beauty of the decorative tiles. Manuel I ordered the immediate decoration of his palace walls with similar tiles.
Azul puts you in the role of a master decorator tasked with laying Azulejos in the king's palace. Each player has a board consisting of a scoring track, pattern lines, and a palace wall. In each round, tiles (there are 5 different patterns) are drawn from a bag and placed on 'factories'. On their turn, a player can take all tiles of the same pattern from a factory and place them on their pattern lines. When a line is completed with identical tiles, they can place one on their palace wall. By aligning tiles on the king's wall, points are scored. Azul is a very clever tile-laying game that breaks away from the usual clichés of abstract games to offer an attractive and exotic experience.
Azul - Master Chocolatier offers a brand new version of the classic Azul, themed in the world of chocolatiers. This limited edition of Azul includes a variant introducing 5 types of special Factories that will bring a unique flavor to each round!
This version also includes double-sided Factory circles!
Ages: 8+ / Duration: 30min / Players: 2-4
