I've watched 3-4 existing explanations of this game and this was the clearest answer. I've heard a lot about how easy this game is to learn and all the other explanation did not leave me with that feeling. This video did.
Agree I watched one other video first and was left with alot of questions regarding the actual tile placement on the board and the restrictions. Thanks for actually showing mid game examples.
Previous comment was correct - this is a vastly superior tutorial. This is my fourth “how to play” Azul tutorial and this was the best one and the only one that seemed to really cover everything. Thanks!
I already knew how to play this, but I'll use this if I need to explain it to anyone else. Very clever set-ups, especially for the scoring phase. Using mid--game examples really helps explain things better.
Best explanation for this game. You showed everything very well. How to win. How many factories for the number of players. How scoring works. You count the tile twice if there is a row and a column. And how the penalty grows the more tiles you have in the floor. You add the numbers above the tiles that fall to the floor. Also, how used tiles are discarded until all tiles in the bag are used, and then all discarded tiles are placed back into the bag. They don't always go back into the bag when used.
Excellent tutorial! I'm bringing this to a friends house later and havent tried it yet. It wouldn't be a problem for me but the people im playing with dont play boardgames so I dont want it to be a struggle. I saw another tutorial but this one is MUCH better. Very clearly explained. Thank you, I'm pretty sure I got this.
Loved this explanation! it's clear, concise, and very easy to follow . This is definitely the best explanation I found and has convinced me to buy it 👀
Thanks for your explanation. We just got this game - me and my adult daughter, to play during a Coronavirus shelter in place lock down in our So. Cal city. Stumbled through the first few times just reading the directions, but have not figured out scoring yet. So this was great! It's fun and challenging.
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IDK if you still look at comments, but I’m New to this game and have a couple questions: 1. Do you count the points for columns multiple times as you go down? Like if I have a column of 2, but then on my next row I put in a third, is that 2 for the first column then 3 for the next? Or 3 for both? 2. Do you count the same rows and columns over and over each round?
Hi, Weston. The simplest way to think about it is that you trigger a score each time you place a tile on the right hand wall. When that happens, you score for connected tiles in the same row and column as the tile placed, and only for those. So, if you had a board that looked like this (O is empty, X is a tile and Y is the tile you just placed), you'd score 3 points when you place the Y. OOXOO OOXOO OOYOO OOOOO OOOOO
@@MeepleUniversity You are welcome. I will check it out. With the "Stay at home" mode, my 70 year old mom is loving this game. But, counting the scores were confusing. Thanks again! 👍😄
Thank you for the video. There is a part i dont understand: Statement #1 “Once one player finished an entire row of his/her wall, the game end is triggered.” Okay i think i follow so far. Statement #2 “In end game scoring, players will get additional points for every row of five tiles completed in their wall” But But you said the game ends as soon as one person finishes a row? So that's only one player? Statement #3 “In the event of a tie, the player who has completed the most rows in his or her wall is the winner” But you said the game ends as soon as one person finishes a row? So that's only applicable if one of the players in the tie is the player who finished their row and triggered the end?? Is that correct?
I don't know if its been way too long for you to answer this question, but I am confused on one thing. I see that you said that when one person has a horizonal row the game is over, but then in the bonus points section you can get bonus points depending on how many rows you have. So how does that work if only one person has one row at that time? I hope you get what I mean. thank you!
All other factory tiles have been taken and you are the last to play. If only the pile in the center and the first player start tile remains with those tiles, does the last person have to take all the tiles and be penalized the maximum of 14 points, or can he pass and return all tiles to the cover? Who then would start the next round?
Can i divide the tiles i get from the factory line to the different pattern lines As an example i have two black tiles on the third and fourth row and i collected three black tiles from the factory can i divide it to two groups and place them on the two black tile rows, is that a legal move?
5:37 Lets say that person does NOT want to finish the game... can they always put those black tiles always in the dropped zone..? or do they HAVE to put it if its a possible move?
Hi Josh - you must take a turn if one is possible, and cannot pass. One of the key strategies is avoiding being left in a position where you have to take tiles you cannot fit.
The game ends at the end of the round when someone has at least one full row; so if you complete multiple rows in the final round, you can win on this tie-breaker.
minute 2:37 you placed 2 black tiles out of 3 at the row with the other black tiles and then the other black tile at the floor, you can't play the extra black at first row instead?
If you have a solid blue tile on the wall (right) in row 2, can you refill the two slots (on the left) with blue again to avoid placing them into the floor slots? That is how I played it (first time last night) and just returned them to the box after the round was over (to avoid the floor). But after seeing this, I think maybe they just need to go directly to the floor if you are unable to place them in another row on the left.
Alex, yes they have to go on the floor. You cannot start a row on the left unless it will ultimately be legal to place it on the right. This gets trickier on the reverse side of the board since you also have to account for the columns (e.g. if the only spaces remaining in a row on the right hand side are all in columns which already have a blue in a different row, then you can't put blue in that row on the left).
I must have missed something. You said once a player fills/completes a row the game is over. Then in scoring it is said something about the player with the most rows filled. How can that be to have more than one row filled, it that is what triggers the end of them game. Help me understand.
Hi Linda. Filling a row on the wall triggers the end of the game, but you will finish the entire scoring phase in that round for all five rows - making it possible to complete multiple rows in that same final round.
If the first player to make a row ends the game, how can there be scoring for rows? Who else would have a row or even multiple rows completed if the first row to be finished ends the game?
Hi Shaneese, thanks for your question. The first completed row triggers the end of the game, but you keep playing until the round is over, i.e. no tiles left to be taken. That way there is still time for multiple rows to be completed.
One thing I don't understand that is if the game ends one when person finishes a row, why is there a scoring bonus for completed rows if there can only be one completed row?
Hi Kennedy. You will count every valid tile again each time you score - so the tiles you place early in the game will score several times if you build up the pattern in the optimal way.
Paul, I assume you mean at the mid-game display at 1:44? Clever catch - it was there to demonstrate a floor line which already had tiles on it. Strictly speaking no rule is broken - you can always choose to put a tile on the floor line if you wish - but certainly here there would be no reason to do so.
You mentioned you can have the same tile color on the pattern lines. But to be clear, that can't be done in the same turn correct? So your example looked like you just filled the black with blue pattern tile with the pattern lines, then you had an extra black with blue tile and then put that in the one slot. That's not how it goes right? It should be if you collect 4 black tiles, but only have a space for 3, then you discard the extra one. But then next round if you collect another black tile, you can put it in another pattern line? Also, to be clear, what are the game phases after set up. This is the most confusing part to me. Is it: 1) Pick same colored tiles from display or center 2) Place in pattern lines, put any left over on floor 3) Next person goes 4) Keep taking tiles until empty 5) Once all empty, transfer to wall 6) Tally up points as you're transferring to wall 7) Clear your floor and the completed pattern lines 8 Start over to step 1. Keep doing 1 - 8 until someone gets a row filled, and but until all tiles are completely gone following steps 1-8?
Hi Leslie-Anne. Yes, you're correct - our example was a little bit indistinct. On each separate turn, you may only place tiles on one row (plus the floor). The one black tile placed on the top row would have come from the next turn. Yes, your sequence of the same is correct - except that once all the tiles are completely gone (i.e. on player boards or discarded), you reshuffle the discard tiles and keep playing.
Hi Jeffery, thank you for watching. The statement is correct regarding returning any further fallen tiles to the lid, we just did not mention in the video. Thank you for adding that information. 😀
@@MeepleUniversity You mentioned, in verbatim, "If a player runs out of space on the floor, keep adding tiles TO THE FLOOR" and adding "but you will not loose any more victory points for them." This is wrong because any excess, you put back to the lid. You don't KEEP ADDING them to the floor. But your video is still one of the best tutorials of the game I've encountered. :)
In spite of what your shills say, this game still makes no sense. You're skipping steps in your explanation. The printed game rules, when decipherable, skip steps, too. After struggling with this for a couple of days I've decided to make up my own rules.
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I've watched 3-4 existing explanations of this game and this was the clearest answer. I've heard a lot about how easy this game is to learn and all the other explanation did not leave me with that feeling. This video did.
Hello An, thank you so much for your kind words 🙏 Glad this helps you play the game
Agree I watched one other video first and was left with alot of questions regarding the actual tile placement on the board and the restrictions. Thanks for actually showing mid game examples.
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I totally agree! Great video!
@@GwenTenney 🙏🙏 thanks so much
Clearest explanation of this game in youtube. Thank you!
Thank you so much!
Yes but far
The best explanation I’ve seen. I’ve looked at a lot of instructional videos on this game.
Thank you so much for your kind words, it means a lot 🙏
You are right. This is the best tutorial, most that ive watched was too fast and incomplete.thank u
Thanks so much for the kind words 🙏🙏🙏. Hope you enjoy the game!
This is the comment I was going to make, thanks!
😊 🙏 Thank you for your kind words James
Yes... couldn't agree more... Meeple University how to play videos has been my go wherever I need to table a game for a while now.
Yes.. took me a while to realise "how to play in Azul in 3 minutes!!!" Is just low quality clickbait. This is the best
Perfect explanation! I was so confused by other videos! Thank you!
Thank you so much
This was the best description of this game!
Thanks so much 🙏
Very well done, the best tutorial for Azul on TH-cam!
Thanks so much
Previous comment was correct - this is a vastly superior tutorial. This is my fourth “how to play” Azul tutorial and this was the best one and the only one that seemed to really cover everything. Thanks!
Thanks so much for your kind words🙏🙏
I already knew how to play this, but I'll use this if I need to explain it to anyone else. Very clever set-ups, especially for the scoring phase. Using mid--game examples really helps explain things better.
Thanks so much JorWat25! Glad it is useful for your play :D
Best explanation for this game. You showed everything very well. How to win. How many factories for the number of players. How scoring works. You count the tile twice if there is a row and a column. And how the penalty grows the more tiles you have in the floor. You add the numbers above the tiles that fall to the floor. Also, how used tiles are discarded until all tiles in the bag are used, and then all discarded tiles are placed back into the bag. They don't always go back into the bag when used.
Thank you so much for your kind words Peng :D
Excellent tutorial! I'm bringing this to a friends house later and havent tried it yet. It wouldn't be a problem for me but the people im playing with dont play boardgames so I dont want it to be a struggle. I saw another tutorial but this one is MUCH better. Very clearly explained. Thank you, I'm pretty sure I got this.
You got this!! Thanks for the nice words :D Hope you can get your non boardgamers friends converted to boardgamers hehe. Enjoy the game!
Excellent instructions!! Thank you
Thanks so much🙏
Loved this explanation! it's clear, concise, and very easy to follow . This is definitely the best explanation I found and has convinced me to buy it 👀
Glad it was helpful! thank you for letting us know!
I've watched a few Azul clips and this is the simplest, clearest explanation. Thank you!
You're very welcome! Glad it helps you play, we hopefully help folks to bring games to the table faster with all of our how to pay videos :)
Very helpful and easy instructions👍.
Thanks so much🙏
This is the best explanation of the game rules for Azul! Good job!
Thank you Nate 😀. Have fun playing!
All the rules clearly explained without rambling on. Thanks!
Glad it helped! Thank you for the kind words
Well taught. Glad you put emphasis on teaching Azul instead of making a flashy video where you spent more time on your makeup than teaching
Good, quick, uncomplicated demonstration.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate you providing proper examples of what not to do and accounting for all possible cases in your explanation.
Thanks you for your kind words 😊 hope you enjoy the game too, and that'll make us happy 😊
This really is the easiest to understand explanation for Azul. Thanks.
Than you so much Ran. We're tying our best to structure our teach on the "learning" side for our how to play videos :)
THE best Azul how to play videos, thank you so much
Thank you so much!
Thanks for your explanation. We just got this game - me and my adult daughter, to play during a Coronavirus shelter in place lock down in our So. Cal city. Stumbled through the first few times just reading the directions, but have not figured out scoring yet. So this was great! It's fun and challenging.
Hi Chana, thanks for sharing that, glad we could help :). It is a fun game for families! Hope you and your family are safe!
Wow.... after watching your explination of Azul I feel I could explain it to anyone
That's great! That's what we want, helping you in many ways for your game play!😀
I got this for Christmas and of course I am coming to you guys for the rules explanation, because you are the best 👍 😃 Thanks!!
Yaaaay thanks for the kind words Erril
Thanks, this made the rules a lot more understandable
Glad it helped!
One of the best explanation! Thank you.
Thank you! Hope you enjoy the game too!
This was the most helpful explanation, thank you!
Thank you so much 🙏
This is so good! Thanks!
Brilliant and thorough. Thank you!
Thank you so much Kristen😁
Thank you so much for posting this! Explained well and slow enough to follow without being overly long or too wordy.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks so much :)
This is the video I’ll be showing my friends when I try and explain what we’ll be playing next game night😂
Oooh thanks so much
Really appreciate you taking the time to make an informative and easy to follow tutorial!
Thank you so much Laila! :)
Excellent explanation. Clear as can be. 👍
Thank you so much Maarten :D
Very clear explanation, thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Just bought this and it just arrived this morning! This video has been really helpful for me to master the rules and teach the players later!
Thanks for sharing that This Justine :). Glad it has been helpful. Hope you enjoy the game!
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Thanks for the tutorial. It was nice that you included the advanced variant.
Glad it was helpful Jed
Thank you. Definitely the best explanation
Thanks so much Ari
Excellent video thank you for your explanation I have one question in the minute 3:59 why you skipped the third row ? Is part of the strategy?
my guess is that he would have to jump over a stone to get to the correct color and that that is not allowed
super helpful! so much easier to understand than the instructions! Thanks for this...
Appreciate your feedback :) Our pleasure!
Great Video, thank you!
Thank you so much!
Wonderful explanation
Thank you so much :D
Best explanation out of several I watched. Not a word was wasted! Thank you.
Wow, thanks for the kind words Roy :)
So clear, thank you!
Thank you so much!
Seriously excellent tutorial!
Thank you so so much! Hope you enjoy the game!
Excellent explanation, very clear and easy to follow! Thanks!
Thank you so much for letting us know and your kind words Metal Meck!
Best explanation. Thanks 😊
Most welcome 😊
Amazing tutorial!!! Much better than all the others on youtube :)
Aww thanks so much 🙏👍. Enjoy the game!
Great video, very clear
Thank you so much!
IDK if you still look at comments, but I’m New to this game and have a couple questions:
1. Do you count the points for columns multiple times as you go down? Like if I have a column of 2, but then on my next row I put in a third, is that 2 for the first column then 3 for the next? Or 3 for both?
2. Do you count the same rows and columns over and over each round?
Hi, Weston. The simplest way to think about it is that you trigger a score each time you place a tile on the right hand wall. When that happens, you score for connected tiles in the same row and column as the tile placed, and only for those.
So, if you had a board that looked like this (O is empty, X is a tile and Y is the tile you just placed), you'd score 3 points when you place the Y.
OOXOO
OOXOO
OOYOO
OOOOO
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thx! very clearly explained!!
Glad it hepls :)
Fantastic guide! Thank you for making this so tighty explained and easily understood!
Thank you for your kind comments here :). Hope you enjoyed the game!
Best explanation of the game so far. Concise and to the point. Thank you!
Our pleasure! Thank you for your kind words!
I agreed with Der. Thank you Tarrant!
Thank you so much, hope it helps! Got the other Azuls how to play videos as well if you are playing them, if that helps too :)
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You are welcome. I will check it out.
With the "Stay at home" mode, my 70 year old mom is loving this game. But, counting the scores were confusing. Thanks again! 👍😄
@@BenFung WOW that's awesome! Good on her. Enjoy the game!
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great job!! super clear, thank you!
Thank you so much Snake Ranger. Hope you enjoy the game!
Best thing of all the things
Thanks Aron :)
Thank you for the video. There is a part i dont understand:
Statement #1 “Once one player finished an entire row of his/her wall, the game end is triggered.” Okay i think i follow so far.
Statement #2 “In end game scoring, players will get additional points for every row of five tiles completed in their wall” But But you said the game ends as soon as one person finishes a row? So that's only one player?
Statement #3 “In the event of a tie, the player who has completed the most rows in his or her wall is the winner” But you said the game ends as soon as one person finishes a row? So that's only applicable if one of the players in the tie is the player who finished their row and triggered the end??
Is that correct?
Hi Kevin, "triggered" means it's a sign that the game is almost ending, doesn't mean it ends straight away. From there hope the rest make sense
Great video, looking forward to my first play tonight.
Awesome!! Have fun! Thanks for your comments :)
Very nice tutorial! I feel like I could sit down and play immediately after watching that.
Thanks so much! Hope so! :)
Really helpful, thanks
Thank you for the kind words Neha😍👍
I don't know if its been way too long for you to answer this question, but I am confused on one thing. I see that you said that when one person has a horizonal row the game is over, but then in the bonus points section you can get bonus points depending on how many rows you have. So how does that work if only one person has one row at that time? I hope you get what I mean. thank you!
Thank you for putting this video together. I found it helpful.
Thank you Peter, we are glad! :)
Question- how can you get more than one horizontal line if the game ends when someone completes a line?
All other factory tiles have been taken and you are the last to play. If only the pile in the center and the first player start tile remains with those tiles, does the last person have to take all the tiles and be penalized the maximum of 14 points, or can he pass and return all tiles to the cover? Who then would start the next round?
You explain much better than the one who have over 15k views
Thank you Gloria :) Hope you enjoy the game!
So at 1:29, what happens to the rest of the tiles you don't take from the middle?
excellent coverage on each aspect of the game. Kudos.
Thank you Rajat :D
I had a question, if someone takes 2 of one color from a factory plate, can they put one on the first row and one in a different row?
Can i divide the tiles i get from the factory line to the different pattern lines
As an example i have two black tiles on the third and fourth row and i collected three black tiles from the factory can i divide it to two groups and place them on the two black tile rows, is that a legal move?
5:37 Lets say that person does NOT want to finish the game... can they always put those black tiles always in the dropped zone..? or do they HAVE to put it if its a possible move?
Hi Josh - you must take a turn if one is possible, and cannot pass. One of the key strategies is avoiding being left in a position where you have to take tiles you cannot fit.
You said the tie goes to the one with the most rows. But doesn't the game end as soon as someone has a full row?
The game ends at the end of the round when someone has at least one full row; so if you complete multiple rows in the final round, you can win on this tie-breaker.
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minute 2:37 you placed 2 black tiles out of 3 at the row with the other black tiles and then the other black tile at the floor, you can't play the extra black at first row instead?
Hi Daniel. No, you cannot - you may only place into a single line, and any which do not fit go on the floor.
You are very good and straightforward at explaining thank you. Just got a sub :)
Thank you so much for your kind words :)
Fantastic description of the rules. I will ask my wife to watch this with me instead of reading her the rules.
Haha that's a great idea, saves your time. Have fun playing and thanks for watching!🙏😁
If you have a solid blue tile on the wall (right) in row 2, can you refill the two slots (on the left) with blue again to avoid placing them into the floor slots? That is how I played it (first time last night) and just returned them to the box after the round was over (to avoid the floor). But after seeing this, I think maybe they just need to go directly to the floor if you are unable to place them in another row on the left.
Alex, yes they have to go on the floor. You cannot start a row on the left unless it will ultimately be legal to place it on the right.
This gets trickier on the reverse side of the board since you also have to account for the columns (e.g. if the only spaces remaining in a row on the right hand side are all in columns which already have a blue in a different row, then you can't put blue in that row on the left).
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I must have missed something. You said once a player fills/completes a row the game is over. Then in scoring it is said something about the player with the most rows filled. How can that be to have more than one row filled, it that is what triggers the end of them game. Help me understand.
Hi Linda. Filling a row on the wall triggers the end of the game, but you will finish the entire scoring phase in that round for all five rows - making it possible to complete multiple rows in that same final round.
If the first player to make a row ends the game, how can there be scoring for rows? Who else would have a row or even multiple rows completed if the first row to be finished ends the game?
Hi Shaneese, thanks for your question. The first completed row triggers the end of the game, but you keep playing until the round is over, i.e. no tiles left to be taken. That way there is still time for multiple rows to be completed.
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One thing I don't understand that is if the game ends one when person finishes a row, why is there a scoring bonus for completed rows if there can only be one completed row?
Figured it out!
Hehe good work Jessica.
when you score do you count every tile again or only score the new ones added to the pattern board??
Hi Kennedy. You will count every valid tile again each time you score - so the tiles you place early in the game will score several times if you build up the pattern in the optimal way.
How’d you get a blue on the floor tho
Paul, I assume you mean at the mid-game display at 1:44? Clever catch - it was there to demonstrate a floor line which already had tiles on it. Strictly speaking no rule is broken - you can always choose to put a tile on the floor line if you wish - but certainly here there would be no reason to do so.
surely this game only makes sense if the tiles are ceramic, not polymer
Lol
How to play the other side of the board
Ooooooh ;)
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You mentioned you can have the same tile color on the pattern lines. But to be clear, that can't be done in the same turn correct? So your example looked like you just filled the black with blue pattern tile with the pattern lines, then you had an extra black with blue tile and then put that in the one slot. That's not how it goes right? It should be if you collect 4 black tiles, but only have a space for 3, then you discard the extra one. But then next round if you collect another black tile, you can put it in another pattern line?
Also, to be clear, what are the game phases after set up. This is the most confusing part to me. Is it:
1) Pick same colored tiles from display or center
2) Place in pattern lines, put any left over on floor
3) Next person goes
4) Keep taking tiles until empty
5) Once all empty, transfer to wall
6) Tally up points as you're transferring to wall
7) Clear your floor and the completed pattern lines
8 Start over to step 1.
Keep doing 1 - 8 until someone gets a row filled, and but until all tiles are completely gone following steps 1-8?
Hi Leslie-Anne. Yes, you're correct - our example was a little bit indistinct. On each separate turn, you may only place tiles on one row (plus the floor). The one black tile placed on the top row would have come from the next turn.
Yes, your sequence of the same is correct - except that once all the tiles are completely gone (i.e. on player boards or discarded), you reshuffle the discard tiles and keep playing.
@3:13 = wrong.
Rule book: "If all spaces of your floor line are occupied, RETURN any further fallen tiles TO THE LID..."
Hi Jeffery, thank you for watching. The statement is correct regarding returning any further fallen tiles to the lid, we just did not mention in the video. Thank you for adding that information. 😀
@@MeepleUniversity You mentioned, in verbatim, "If a player runs out of space on the floor, keep adding tiles TO THE FLOOR" and adding "but you will not loose any more victory points for them." This is wrong because any excess, you put back to the lid. You don't KEEP ADDING them to the floor. But your video is still one of the best tutorials of the game I've encountered. :)
Seems like the end result is the same though, no?
In spite of what your shills say, this game still makes no sense. You're skipping steps in your explanation.
The printed game rules, when decipherable, skip steps, too.
After struggling with this for a couple of days I've decided to make up my own rules.
Sorry to hear that Eric, hope your own rules work out for out. Thanks for watching
Great explanation, thank you!!
Thank you Moo! :)
Thank you!
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Very helpful!
Thanks so much Alyssa