Azul board game
Shares rank 6 of 15 board games by recommenders
Easy-to-learn tile drafting game with simple rules, deep strategy and lasting replay appeal.
Easy-to-learn tile drafting game with simple rules, deep strategy and lasting replay appeal.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 82%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 4.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Simple rules with deep strategy
“I love it, still my favorite game after all those years, there is so much depth with such a simple mechanic.”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Azulejo” “Easy to start, can get quite complex, heartily recommended!”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Azulejo” “simple rules and a lot of depths”
Comment from 16 Feb 2026 in “I Love Board Games: A Personal Obsession Explained by Psychology” Fun, long-lasting favorite
“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 set on the board. Fun game!!”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Azulejo” “I love it, still my favorite game after all those years, there is so much depth with such a simple mechanic.”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Azulejo” Gets complex with more players
“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 set on the board. Fun game!!”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Azulejo” “Easy to start, can get quite complex, heartily recommended!”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Azulejo”
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The four most recommended other board games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1D Chess | 16 | 2 | 89% | 1 | — | — |
| Tiao | 14 | 1 | 93% | 2 | — | — |
| Diplomacy board game | 12 | 1 | 92% | 3 | — | — |
| Root by Leder Games | 11 | 4 | 73% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Azul board gameThis page | 9 | 2 | 82% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
9 of the 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“2 player can lead to fist fights.”
“I love it, still my favorite game after all those years, there is so much depth with such a simple mechanic.”
“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 set on the board. Fun game!!”
“Easy to start, can get quite complex, heartily recommended!”
“Azul and Set are both good.”
“cloud based JIT compilers (OpenJ9 and Azul)”
“releasing a bajillion reskins of the same game”
“simple rules and a lot of depths”
“Place fancy tiles that look and feel delicious”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.