# Azul board game

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/azul/

9 people recommended Azul board game in Hacker News comments and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 12 months, in 6 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Easy-to-learn tile drafting game with simple rules, deep strategy and lasting replay appeal.

Summary written by Claude from 9 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Simple rules with deep strategy (3 comments in the sample): "I love it, still my favorite game after all those years, there is so much depth with such a simple mechanic." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49108473)) "Easy to start, can get quite complex, heartily recommended!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49108222)) "simple rules and a lot of depths" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47032835))
- Fun, long-lasting favorite (1 comment in the sample): "It really gets complex in a 4 player version and if also if you play thr version where the colors of the tiles are not…" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49108274))

## Other board games people recommend

- [1D Chess](https://hackerapproved.com/p/1d-chess/): 16 recommend, 0 mixed, 2 criticize
- [Mastermind board game](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mastermind/): 9 recommend, 1 mixed, 0 criticize
- [Root by Leder Games](https://hackerapproved.com/p/root/): 9 recommend, 2 mixed, 4 criticize
- [Stratego](https://hackerapproved.com/p/stratego/): 9 recommend, 0 mixed, 1 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.nextmove-games.com/)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Azul board game", https://hackerapproved.com/p/azul/ (9 recommend, 0 mixed, 2 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.