Thank you so much for your support, Terry! I really appreciate your comments! ☺️ I’ve played Imperial Settlers once so far and remember enjoying it; the solo campaign expansion sounds promising! I think my friend has “Empires of the North”… maybe I could buy the solo campaign and borrow his copy! Thanks for the suggestion!
Hey there, Dennis! Thank you so much for stopping by! I really love Jenna’s channel-I was just watching her October solo challenge video this morning! ☺️ I’m glad you enjoy the vibes! And thank you for the comment!
@@yodennis2000 Hmm... I have posted other solo variants on BGG but since this is mostly borrowed from another person's variant for base Azul, I hadn't really thought about it! Maybe I should, though? 🤔
@@BoardGameDave I follow how you play and I get it to work, but then I play other games and when I come back to do this I have to watch the video again....waaaiit... this is so you can get me to give you more hits on TH-cam! Diabolicallll!
Hey Dave! Fantastic video I never have played this one solo so it's super cool to see how it works. I love how the AI plays clean,easy,and fast 😄 I also learned a lot from the presentation and quality of your video and definitely took some notes as I continue my TH-cam journey. The Production quality is amazing and you can really see the hard work you put into making your channel fantastic.
Thank you so much for your comment, Rich! This is the kind of solo variant I really like: a super simple rule set, not a lot of upkeep, streamlined turns... it's really nice for a relaxing solo experience! ☺ I'm so glad you found the video helpful! Let me know if there's anything I can help with; I always enjoy talking about making better videos and it's something I'm always trying to improve on this channel, too!
Unfortunately I don't have a text document for this solo variant! I just tweaked Ricky Royal's variant for the base Azul (found here: www.boxofdelights.net/azul) for this sequel but I never got around to making a document of the variant! Sorry!
And here it comes Azul back again! 😆 Which is not a bad thing at all for me, since I love abstract games. I gifted Summer Pavillion to a friend of mine (who is a fan of the original), played a couple times and I really enjoyed it. Very different mechanics, but I felt similar vibes. AND, I recently played Queen's Garden too 🌹 I remember commenting your solo play a while ago, and I confirm my previous impressions. Very thinky and it felt much less Azul-esque than the previous ones. I didn't like drawing the tiles little by little since it reduced the ability to program my moves. BUT, surprisingly, it was better than I expected. Probably not my favorite, but still a solid entry.
Yes, Azul again! 😆 But it'll be the last Azul playthrough... at least until they make the fifth Azul game! 🤣 I love abstract games too, especially for a relaxing two-player or solo experience! I was letting a friend borrow Queen's Garden for a while so it's been a while since the last time I played but I've been itching to get it back to the table with Hannah again! It is very different from the other Azuls but I really enjoy it! 💐 Glad you liked that one, too! (Which one is your favorite, then? Stained Glass?)
@@BoardGameDave Actually, Sintra is the only Azul I haven't played yet (though I've watched your solo game, and it seems to have some interesting ideas). My favorite? Good question... I guess it depends a lot on the mood and how much "crunch" I'm looking for. P.s. Forgot to say that I really enjoyed the jazzy vibes 🎶
@@marcodissa Sintra is really, really good... and maybe my favorite of the Azul quadrilogy, although it depends on my mood, too! (I'm glad you appreciated that! It was hard to find and then mix together enough copyright-free jazz tracks for this playthrough!) 🎵
Wow Dave! Excellent solo video, definitely. I had no idea you could solo Azul Summer Pavilion so easily! I will definitely try it out this weekend. Keep doing the solo sundays series please, I love them. I watched the video for Solo Sunday Azul Queens Garden and convinced me to buy it right away. Having the option to play it with my wife or solo is amazing! Which Azul do you prefer? I think Summer Pavilion is my favorite 😊
Thank you for your comment, Mario! Yeah, I just keep recycling the Ricky Royal variant for the base game and adding small changes for each sequel and I really like the simple solo approach! Did you get a chance to play Summer Pavilion solo? And have you played Queen’s Garden yet? If so, what did you think? 💐 After a lot of thought, I think Stained Glass of Sintra might be my favorite, but I need to play Queen’s Garden more!
You got it! The AI opponent is always going to prioritize taking sets from the factory display and only when it has no way of gaining more than one tile from the factory display will it then draw from the central discard pile. Thanks for asking! ☺️
Good score Dave! Bonus points for the aesthetics; mood music and plant. 🙂
Haha, thank you so much! ☺️ I’ve been working on stepping up the aesthetic vibes in my solo play videos! 🪴
Good game, Dave! You really like Azul :D
As stated before, I love and enjoy very much this series. Great games, good causes, a lot of fun. Big love
Thank you so much for your support, Terry! I really appreciate your comments! ☺️ I’ve played Imperial Settlers once so far and remember enjoying it; the solo campaign expansion sounds promising! I think my friend has “Empires of the North”… maybe I could buy the solo campaign and borrow his copy! Thanks for the suggestion!
I didn't know about your channel until Jenna from Board Game Garden mentioned it. I'm glad I stopped by! What a good vibes channel!
Hey there, Dennis! Thank you so much for stopping by! I really love Jenna’s channel-I was just watching her October solo challenge video this morning! ☺️ I’m glad you enjoy the vibes! And thank you for the comment!
(I just got to her shout out! So nice of her to mention me!) ☺️
@@BoardGameDave Are you planning on posting your variant on BGG or anywhere?
@@yodennis2000 Hmm... I have posted other solo variants on BGG but since this is mostly borrowed from another person's variant for base Azul, I hadn't really thought about it! Maybe I should, though? 🤔
@@BoardGameDave I follow how you play and I get it to work, but then I play other games and when I come back to do this I have to watch the video again....waaaiit... this is so you can get me to give you more hits on TH-cam! Diabolicallll!
Hey Dave! Fantastic video I never have played this one solo so it's super cool to see how it works. I love how the AI plays clean,easy,and fast 😄 I also learned a lot from the presentation and quality of your video and definitely took some notes as I continue my TH-cam journey. The Production quality is amazing and you can really see the hard work you put into making your channel fantastic.
Thank you so much for your comment, Rich! This is the kind of solo variant I really like: a super simple rule set, not a lot of upkeep, streamlined turns... it's really nice for a relaxing solo experience! ☺ I'm so glad you found the video helpful! Let me know if there's anything I can help with; I always enjoy talking about making better videos and it's something I'm always trying to improve on this channel, too!
Great! Can you also make a text document of the solo variant?
Unfortunately I don't have a text document for this solo variant! I just tweaked Ricky Royal's variant for the base Azul (found here: www.boxofdelights.net/azul) for this sequel but I never got around to making a document of the variant! Sorry!
And here it comes Azul back again! 😆 Which is not a bad thing at all for me, since I love abstract games.
I gifted Summer Pavillion to a friend of mine (who is a fan of the original), played a couple times and I really enjoyed it. Very different mechanics, but I felt similar vibes.
AND, I recently played Queen's Garden too 🌹 I remember commenting your solo play a while ago, and I confirm my previous impressions. Very thinky and it felt much less Azul-esque than the previous ones. I didn't like drawing the tiles little by little since it reduced the ability to program my moves. BUT, surprisingly, it was better than I expected. Probably not my favorite, but still a solid entry.
Yes, Azul again! 😆 But it'll be the last Azul playthrough... at least until they make the fifth Azul game! 🤣 I love abstract games too, especially for a relaxing two-player or solo experience! I was letting a friend borrow Queen's Garden for a while so it's been a while since the last time I played but I've been itching to get it back to the table with Hannah again! It is very different from the other Azuls but I really enjoy it! 💐 Glad you liked that one, too! (Which one is your favorite, then? Stained Glass?)
@@BoardGameDave Actually, Sintra is the only Azul I haven't played yet (though I've watched your solo game, and it seems to have some interesting ideas).
My favorite? Good question... I guess it depends a lot on the mood and how much "crunch" I'm looking for.
P.s. Forgot to say that I really enjoyed the jazzy vibes 🎶
@@marcodissa Sintra is really, really good... and maybe my favorite of the Azul quadrilogy, although it depends on my mood, too! (I'm glad you appreciated that! It was hard to find and then mix together enough copyright-free jazz tracks for this playthrough!) 🎵
Wow Dave! Excellent solo video, definitely. I had no idea you could solo Azul Summer Pavilion so easily! I will definitely try it out this weekend. Keep doing the solo sundays series please, I love them. I watched the video for Solo Sunday Azul Queens Garden and convinced me to buy it right away. Having the option to play it with my wife or solo is amazing! Which Azul do you prefer? I think Summer Pavilion is my favorite 😊
Thank you for your comment, Mario! Yeah, I just keep recycling the Ricky Royal variant for the base game and adding small changes for each sequel and I really like the simple solo approach! Did you get a chance to play Summer Pavilion solo? And have you played Queen’s Garden yet? If so, what did you think? 💐 After a lot of thought, I think Stained Glass of Sintra might be my favorite, but I need to play Queen’s Garden more!
2:22 why doesn't AI take the biggest set (2 white and 1 purple joker) from the center instead? Is it because it priorities factories?
You got it! The AI opponent is always going to prioritize taking sets from the factory display and only when it has no way of gaining more than one tile from the factory display will it then draw from the central discard pile. Thanks for asking! ☺️