Azul Duel is another game in this line, the fifth standalone Azul game and the first designed strictly for two players. As much as I love the original game, I don’t think Azul Duel comes close to the ...

Meh probably won’t pick it up because it is abstract. For me to ‘get’ something it needs to actually have a purpose and make sense beyond just part of being a game engine. Thus the reason that some ...

It isn’t hard to see why the tabletop community appears so enamored by Azul. The colorful tile-drafting game is simple enough to pick up in a round or two, but the strategy at higher levels can get ...

Emily St. James was a senior correspondent for Vox, covering American identities. Before she joined Vox in 2014, she was the first TV editor of the A.V. Club. I am not a die-hard boardgamer. I play ...