Category: Azul - Other
Created by Michael Kiesling, Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra challenges players to carefully select glass panes to complete their windows while being careful not to damage or waste supplies in the process. The window panels are double-sided, providing players with a dynamic player board that affords nearly infinite variability!
My partner and I have played this dozens of times and the window-completion puzzle still feels fresh every round. The way you have to plan around the glass panes you pick without wasting supplies keeps it tense right to the end. Definitely my favorite in the series so far, even over the original.
The tension of deciding which glass panes to take before they get ruined really adds a strategic layer. My group fought over the best patterns every round.
The double-sided window boards add so much replay value, since the B side flips the whole puzzle and forces a totally different approach. My partner and I have played it four nights straight, and the "don't waste panes" tension keeps every round close. It plays best at two, honestly.
