We’re having a look on the card recreation 5211: Azul version. The gameplay shares not one of the parts that made earlier Azul video games. Instead, the cardboard recreation makes use of Azul-inspired paintings to exchange the unique recreation’s artwork. (Read this submit for a comparability of the 4 present Azul video games.) 

Does the sport 5211 do justice to the Azul model, which means a fast, easy-to-learn recreation with a hidden depth of technique? Or is it an odd reskin making use of the well-known “Azul theme”?

Quick Overview of 5211

5211 is a card recreation from Next Move Games. The Azul Edition guidelines are an identical to the unique recreation.  The solely distinction is the cardboard artwork. 

In this recreation gamers have a hand of 5 playing cards. They’ll every play two playing cards face down and reveal concurrently. Refill their arms and repeat the method two instances besides with just one card.

Get it? 5 playing cards, play 2 playing cards, then 1, then 1 extra. 5211.

The playing cards within the majority colour will rating, except to many are current and bust. If that occurs then the second most colour scores. If there’s a tie, these tied playing cards are additionally out. Players take their successful playing cards into their victory pile. 

After the deck runs out, the participant with probably the most factors wins.

Card Design leaves a Bit to be Desired.  

Neither the unique recreation nor the Azul version would win a magnificence pageant. The authentic artwork design was chaotic and distracting. The Azul version playing cards, whereas higher, additionally lack the great thing about its inspiration. The Azul version has one obtrusive subject although: the yellow playing cards are horrendous.

Everyone we performed this recreation with commented on how a lot they disliked trying on the yellow colour. It is tough to learn on the desk. The yellow is just too gentle with out sufficient distinction or define to the numbers to make the playing cards simply readable. Especially in night gentle.

While we don’t take into account it a deal breaker for the sport, it looks like an apparent subject that would have simply been corrected.

Is 5211 Fun?

So is “5211 Azul Edition” card recreation enjoyable? Absolutely, sure!

What this card recreation does so properly is create nice moments every spherical the place you’re making an attempt to guess what others will play and plan accordingly. Players can affect the scoring every spherical by which colours they select to play. Busting by deliberately exceeding the card-color restrict, or creating ties that drive these colours to not rating. Each flip has these little tense moments as you watch for the reveal of the performed playing cards within the last spherical.  

5211 performs properly in any respect participant counts. While 5211 is a simple recreation our 6-year-old can play independently, the methods for successful require tactical pondering and feels extraordinarily rewarding and earned. 

Azul can be filled with these nice, tense moments the place gamers are strategically working to get the colours they need whereas sticking their opponents with many tiles they don’t, hurting their rating. These similarities mixed with the easy, household pleasant recreation play makes the Azul theme for 5211 make lots of sense. Azul’s title ought to work properly as a recognizable model to hopefully get of us to cease and take into account it on the cabinets.

5211 Is a Good Fit For:

• Anyone who enjoys a card recreation that may be performed whereas holding a dialog
• Families seeking to play video games with grandparents and youngsters.
• People who like studying different gamers’ thoughts.

5211 is a wonderful card recreation that’s on par with different household favorites card video games of No Thanks! And 6 Nimmit.

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Game Info
Title: 5211 Azul Edition
Players: 2-5 Players
Designer: Tsuyoshi Hashiguchi
Artist: Chris Quilliams
Publisher: Next Move Games

a particular thanks to our buddies at Asmodee for sending this copy of 5211 Azul Edition for assessment. As at all times our ideas and opinions are our personal.

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