Azul: Queen's Garden - How to Play

[@MeepleUniversity]

What's your favorite Azul game so far?

[@veronikarumyantseva5773]

Summer pavilion. Waiting for the new Azul

[@zakkoehler6820]

I can see this one moving up to the top of my favorite Azul Version

[@MeepleUniversity]

@Veronika Rumyantseva Summer Pavilion is so good, not as heavy as this one, but 👍

[@MeepleUniversity]

@@zakkoehler6820 Haha that's awesome, this is a different, heavier one, probably even a tad more than Sintra

[@veronikarumyantseva5773]

@@MeepleUniversity I prefer havier games))

[@kairachann3482]

Finally! A perfect video for Azul Queen's Garden! Thank you, thank you!

[@MeepleUniversity]

That's so nice of you, thank you so much!

[@barbaramazzocca4605]

Once again, the very best explanation for this game I have seen. This game is so much more complex than any of the others! Can't wait to try it!

[@MeepleUniversity]

😍😀🙏 Thanks so much Barbara. Yes indeed, probably you're right the most complex one. Thank you for taking the time to write it!

[@andrewwagner3462]

Tarrant, you are the best rules explainer in the business! I'm always satisfied with your clear rules overviews. This game has definitely piqued my interest!

[@MeepleUniversity]

Hi Andrew, thank you so much for your kind words! Glad we can help! :)

[@christopherrblais4622]

This tutorial was exceptionally well done. Thank you so much!

[@MeepleUniversity]

Thank you so much for the kind words!

[@webjunke]

Best How to play video for Queen's Garden so far. Great Job and thank you!

[@MeepleUniversity]

Thank you so much 🙏🥰

[@powens1967]

The first how-to-play I watched left me with buyers regret but your video was awesome and now I'm ready to open the box!

[@MeepleUniversity]

Penelope, thank you so much for your kind words, and taking your time to say that. Hope you enjoy the game :)

[@singlespeedseth7979]

Very helpful. This one was a bit different than all the other Azul games and my head was spinning trying to make sense of it :D

[@MeepleUniversity]

Glad it helped! This is one of the heavier one for sure!

[@Loutjee92]

The perfect explanation, thanks guys! Really want to add this to the rest of my gamestack 😃

[@MeepleUniversity]

Aww thanks so much Milou 🥰🙏

[@theoofiesgaming8175]

So glad that you always have how to play for the Azul games, good work guys!

[@MeepleUniversity]

We got you covered ;P

[@alwaysplayblue]

Great video. Really helped us in our first play last night.

[@MeepleUniversity]

Glad it helped!

[@jamessherman7797]

Thanks for your thorough instructions. Now, I have enough understanding to give the first game a try. Amongst our gaming group, we now each have one of the four versions of Azul!

[@MeepleUniversity]

Glad we could help! And great team work! :)

[@Davidesonar449]

absolutely excellent explaining skills. love you guys

[@MeepleUniversity]

🙏🙂 thanks so much. Love you too🙂🙏

[@jmugwel]

8:53 So, we read it wrong and played full game using rule that tyle must match colour or pattern with ALL adjacent tiles. Now I wonder how much easier game will be with proper rules.

[@MeepleUniversity]

We all have done some rules wrong! Phew, hope it's easier now. Thanks for the visit!

[@Smile08336]

Wow i love it was just perfect don t even need to read the instructions thank you so much

[@MeepleUniversity]

We're glad 🙏🙏😁

[@aarond.8586]

This sort of reminds me of Calico. I can’t wait to get this game on the table!

[@MeepleUniversity]

Hehe yes, it is a bit like that in tile placement sense. Wooohooo! Thank you for dropping by!

[@JaneDoe-iz7wc]

Thank you!

[@MeepleUniversity]

Our pleasure 🙏

[@Timhotep8724]

Thank you fantastic demo

[@MeepleUniversity]

Thank you Tim 🙏😁

[@clean_gamer832]

thank you this video helped us very much

[@MeepleUniversity]

😁🙏😉 thanks for the kind words

[@alrith72]

Great video, very clear thank you

[@MeepleUniversity]

🙏🥰 thank you for the comments

[@jepenjoykazawa7405]

This new version is quite interesting and takes a lot of thinking

[@MeepleUniversity]

TOtally agree, heavier than the rest I think

[@npckse8508]

While I wish I had seen this prior to last night's game, halfway through we realized our box came with 2 sets of butterfly tiles and no bird tiles, so we literally could not play the game. This video will be helpful, assuming either Next Move or the OLGS sends me the missing tiles or makes it right.

[@MeepleUniversity]

Oh no, sorry to hear that. Hope you will get the right components soon and play :) Thank you for your visit!

[@Fractus]

In a 4 player game we found placing 5 tiles per garden expansion to be better. This is because the number of tiles you have access to changes depending on the number of players. In a 2 player game you have 4*5 tiles + 5 garden expansions for a total of 25 combinations of options, so 12.5 tiles per player. In a 3 player it's 4*7 + 7 for 35 total or just under 12 per player. For 4 players, with the written rules, you'll have 4*8+8 so 40 total or only 10 per player. This makes getting sets harder than usual, especially given you are now competing with 3 others. With 5 per draw you have 5*8+8 for 48 options, which brings you back up to 12 per player in a 4 player game like in the 2 and 3 player versions. The game is about making sets and so in my board gaming club we agreed that facilitating that was better. You will also cycle through the bag again and fill more than a 3rd of your board which feels a lot nicer. I think you should give it a try if you play it 4 player. Have fun.

[@MeepleUniversity]

Thanks for sharing!

[@sharlynnc8018]

Excellent explanation! Thank-you!

[@MeepleUniversity]

Glad it was helpful!

[@bapithapal4662]

Very nice explains azul queen game thank you pro😊👌

[@MeepleUniversity]

:D Thank you so much!

[@Mokkel73]

11:54 I don’t understand this.

[@unlimitedrabbit]

The dark purple blossom hex on the garden expansion may be placed adjacent to the light purple blossom hex or it may be placed adjacent to no other hex but it may not be placed adjacent to the light green lily hex because they share neither a color nor a pattern.

[@melissajankowski1809]

Just in time! I got my copy today!

[@MeepleUniversity]

That's wonderful! 🥰🙏 Enjoy the game Melissa

[@ojunior820]

At 10:27, could you place a bird of a different color or a flower of a different color?

[@antonvitus8024]

Great tutorial! Thank you🎉

[@MeepleUniversity]

Thank you Anton!

[@Snazgob]

Great tutorial but the start image was it legal as you had a green bird next to a purple 6?

[@MikeGoodwin773]

I think they could have called this one Azul: Calico. 😁 Looks good though (except for the accessibility of some of the colours used).

[@MeepleUniversity]

Hahhaa that is true, more to Calico style. Thanks Mike!

[@Jarmo60]

When the bonus points are calculated at the end of the game. Do the 6 bricks have to be different colors or different shapes, or can the group have the same colors and the same patterns? Can the 6 bricks of the second group also be connected to another group of 6 bricks? In my opinion, at most, the board could theoretically have 13 pieces in 6 groups, in which case 13 x 6 = 78 points.

[@susanneraatgeep9936]

i don't get why the placement at 10:27 is not legal. Could you explain this to me? Thanks!

[@adkl]

During round scoring, there are little numbers above each color/patter symbol (1,2,3) what do they mean?

[@Kulpo]

Isn't the garden extension in 11:51 illegal placement because you have two identical tiles next to each other?

[@chucknorris9345]

The colors are difficult to make out, especially between the printed boards and the tiles, but I believe those are 2 different colors (light purple and dark purple), so it is a legal placement. I don’t know why they chose colors this way 🙁

[@johnklein3426]

For clarification on the scoring at the end of the game, can you tell me what the score for the board shown would be?

[@MeepleUniversity]

Looking back at it, I believe it's 98 (excluding bonuses/penalties for leftover jokers and tiles). Blue: 7. Light green: 9 and 13. Dark green: 6 and 10. Light purple: 11. Dark purple: 0. Yellow: 9. Trees: 6+6 bonus. Birds: 6. Butterflies: 0. Four-petal flowers: 0. Five-petal flowers: 15. Tulips: 0.

[@boardgamequeens]

I’m assuming any tiles and garden extensions left over after everyone has passed are simply discarded. Correct?

[@MeepleUniversity]

No, they carry over to the next round. Hope you enjoy the game 🙏😊

[@SuperPenguinShow]

For tile drafting. Let's say there's 2 plant tiles (1 blue and 1 light green). If that plant is the only blue tile can I single out that one by claiming blue tiles, or am I forced to get both plants.

[@MeepleUniversity]

I believe you just say you claim blue to just take the blue. Stella.

[@krg1605]

Am I right in saying that your explanation of placement at 11:54 is not correct? You said that placing the purple symbol next to the same colour is legal but isn't it actually illegal as it is a duplicate?

[@MeepleUniversity]

Hi krg1605 - it's a little tricky to see, but the placement at 11:54 is okay because they were different shades of purple (one light purple, one dark purple).

[@krg1605]

@@MeepleUniversity ah yes! I can see that now....on my laptop I think the purples were a little too close. Great vid, by the way!

[@nedeljkodukic7279]

For real, out of all the existing colors, they had to make different color shades -_-

[@timeafarkas]

Hi, thank you for this great rules explanation! We just played the game yesterday and one thing we weren’t sure of is: when you take the last tile from a garden extension and flip it over, and it’s the same colour OR same pattern you’ve named and just took, can you also take the newly flipped over garden extension as well, or does it only become available for the next player? Thank you ☺️

[@MeepleUniversity]

Flipping the garden extension over occurs only after you have finished taking tiles - so it's available for the next player, but not for the player who emptied the tile.

[@timeafarkas]

@@MeepleUniversity thank you ☺️

[@mattbaker8787]

I think you missed the rule where if you have any tiles leftover in your storage at the end of the game - you score score 1 point for every joker you have left, and then negative points for any tiles you have left equal to their value. Otherwise, great video and it cleared up some rules for us!

[@MeepleUniversity]

Hi Matt, thank you so much for popping in! We did get publisher to double check that we get the rules all correct hehe. Ah yes yes that is the correct rules, we covered that at timestamp13:57 - probably not where you expected ;P. Hope you enjoy the game!

[@barbaramazzocca4605]

Could you do a play through for this game? There isn't a good play through anywhere. In every play through I have seen, they make many mistakes or misunderstand the rules, making it difficult to learn.

[@MeepleUniversity]

Hi Barbara, ah sorry to hear that. We haven't got plans to do that just yet, sorry.

[@purificationritual9950]

wait... you get your jokers to be used every turn? We've been playing with them only after every round. The rules are difficult to understand, I've played this with different rules each time. I like it though, but damn the rulebook makes it difficult to understand

[@MeepleUniversity]

Probably the trickiest rules out of the other Azul games.

[@PaulYoung-hn5ir]

Great explanation of the rules. Very easy to understand but bro, relax on camera lol. You look super uncomfortable but your ability to explain rules is amazing.

[@MeepleUniversity]

Hi Paul, thank you! Tarrant has skills for sure! He is one of them folks who would tell a joke and not laugh hahah. Thanks for dropping by

[@PaulYoung-hn5ir]

@@MeepleUniversity Not a criticism at all. While family learned the game from this video with ease. We just got a chuckle from him 🙃

[@MeepleUniversity]

Hahaha he is comedian in that way then lol. Glad the video helps!

[@matthewjohnson1035]

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