We have Azul and pretty recently got The Mind, which has spent most of its time being hard to get! The Mind is pretty fun, though I myself think Hanabi is a slightly better game in the same vein...
We have Azul and pretty recently got The Mind, which has spent most of its time being hard to get!
The Mind is pretty fun, though I myself think Hanabi is a slightly better game in the same vein as long as you're playing with earnest people who aren't trying to sneak in some table-talk cheating. The Mind is harder to do that softcore cheat at, so if your group is prone to that, it might be better!
Azul is a good game too! I almost never choose to play it, but that weight of game doesn't grab me.
Just picked up Azul a few weeks ago and have played with only 3 and 4 people, never 2. I think it's a very good, casual game and way easier than it looks. There are some "chess elements" to it...
Just picked up Azul a few weeks ago and have played with only 3 and 4 people, never 2. I think it's a very good, casual game and way easier than it looks. There are some "chess elements" to it where you're trying to think 3-4 moves ahead, but it's really relaxed. Highly recommend for all types of game groups.
The only one I've played on this list is Azul, and it's a great, medium game. I'm sure Luxor is a fun game, but Bohnanza was doing this decades ago.
The only one I've played on this list is Azul, and it's a great, medium game.
But the real innovation (or gimmick, depending on your point of view) is the way in which your hand of cards is played. Instead of being able to play anything, your cards are arrayed in an immovable line, from which you can only play the card on the left or the right end.
I'm sure Luxor is a fun game, but Bohnanza was doing this decades ago.
The winners have been announced now (Azul and Die Quacksalber von Quedlinburg): https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/07/2018s-board-game-of-the-year-award-goes-to-azul/
We have Azul and pretty recently got The Mind, which has spent most of its time being hard to get!
The Mind is pretty fun, though I myself think Hanabi is a slightly better game in the same vein as long as you're playing with earnest people who aren't trying to sneak in some table-talk cheating. The Mind is harder to do that softcore cheat at, so if your group is prone to that, it might be better!
Azul is a good game too! I almost never choose to play it, but that weight of game doesn't grab me.
Just picked up Azul a few weeks ago and have played with only 3 and 4 people, never 2. I think it's a very good, casual game and way easier than it looks. There are some "chess elements" to it where you're trying to think 3-4 moves ahead, but it's really relaxed. Highly recommend for all types of game groups.
The only one I've played on this list is Azul, and it's a great, medium game.
I'm sure Luxor is a fun game, but Bohnanza was doing this decades ago.
The winners have been announced now (Azul and Die Quacksalber von Quedlinburg): https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/07/2018s-board-game-of-the-year-award-goes-to-azul/