Azul: Summer Pavilion Board Game

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At the turn of the 16th Century King Manuel I commissioned Portugal's greatest artisans to construct grandiose buildings After completing the Palaces of Evora & Sintra the king sought to build a summer pavilion to honor the most famous members of the royal family This construction was intended for the most talented artisans whose skills meet the splendor that the royal family deserves Sadly King Manuel I died before construction ever began In Azul Summer Pavilion players return to Portugal to accomplish the task that never began As a master artisan you must use the finest materials to create the summer pavilion while carefully avoiding wasting supplies Only the best will rise to the challenge to honor the Portuguese royal family Azul Summer Pavilion lasts six rounds & in each round players draft tiles then place them on their individual player board to score points Each of the six colors of tiles is wild during one of the rounds At the start of each round draw tiles at random from the bag to refill each of the five seven or nine factories with four tiles each Draw tiles as needed to refill the ten supply spaces on the central scoring board Players then take turns drafting tiles You can choose to take all of the tiles of a non-wild color on a factory & place them next to your board; if any wild tiles are on this factory you must take one of them Place all remaining tiles in the center of the table Alternatively you can take all tiles of a non-wild color from the center of play; you must also take one wild tile if present After all tiles have been claimed players then take turns placing tiles on their individual boards Each board depicts seven stars that would be composed of six tiles; each space on a star shows a number from 1-6 & six of the stars are for tiles of a single color while the seventh will be composed of one tile of each color To place a tile on the blue 5 for example you must discard five blue or wild tiles from next to your player board (with at least one blue being required) placing one blue tile in the blue 5 space & the rest in the discard tower You score 1 point for this tile & 1 point for each tile within this star connected to the newly placed tile If you completely surround a pillar statue or window on your game board with tiles you get an immediate bonus taking 1-3 tiles from the central supply spaces & placing them next to your board At the end of the round you can carry over at most four tiles to the next round; discard any others losing 1 point for each such tile After six rounds you score a bonus for each of the seven stars that you've filled completely in addition you score a bonus for having covered all seven spaces of value 1 2 3 or 4 You lose 1 point for each remaining tile unused then whoever has the most points wins Players 2-4 Playing time 30-45 mins Ages 8