Month: August 2026

Azul Summer Pavilion: My Reference

Posted on by Al

Setup

  • Place 5/7/9 discs for a 2/3/4 player game
  • Players start with 5 points
  • Place 10 tiles on the center scoring board supply spaces
  • Each disc gets 4 tiles
  • Place the round marker. Note this denotes which tile is wild

Game

  • Acquire tiles until none remain; either
    • Pick all tiles of the same colour from 1 disc
      • Wild is not allowed, unless there are only wild tiles: take 1
      • If there are wild tiles on the disc, also take 1 of them
      • Remaining tiles go to the center
    • Pick all tiles of the same colour from the center
      • Wild is not allowed, unless there are only wild tiles: take 1
      • If there are wild tiles in the center, also take 1 of them
      • The first player to draw from the centre takes the start player token and loses points equal to the number of tiles acquired
  • Play tiles, placing them on your mat
    • Note the places have numbers, you need that number of tiles to place one, the excess are discarded into the tower
    • Tile colours must match the mat colour, except the center wild star where only 1 of each colour may be placed
    • The current wild colour can be used as part of the excess tiles that get discarded
    • Scoring
      • Score 1 point for the tile placed and an additional 1 point for each connected tile
      • Bonus drafts are available by surrounding a pillar (1 tile), statue (2 tiles), or window (3 tiles). See scoring board for reference. These come from the star on the scoring board and are refreshed at the end of the current players turn.
    • You may pass with up to 4 tiles carried over into the next round, placed on the corners of your player board. Excess tiles are discarded into the tower and lose 1 point per tile
  • Cleanup
    • start player:
      • Advance the round counter
      • Place 4 tiles from the bag onto each disc
      • Start player token back into the center
    • All players, retrieve carried over tiles from the corners of their board

End Game Scoring

  • See scoring board for reference:
    • Bonuses for completing stars on player boards
    • Bonuses for placing all 7 of a particular number
  • For each tile on the corner spaces, discard it and Lose 1 point per tile