Azulejo

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Post by Amorymeltzer » Tue, Jul 28, 2026, 8:29 PM UTC

Azulejo
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Re: Azulejo

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Post by senko » Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC

Azul[0] is a great board game inspired by this style.

Easy to start, can get quite complex, heartily recommended!

[0] https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230802/azul

Re: Azulejo

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Post by tchalla » Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC

senko wrote: post #2

Azul[0] is a great board game inspired by this style. Easy to start, can get quite complex, heartily recommended! [0] https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230802/azul

It really gets complex in a 4 player version and if also if you play thr version where the colors of the tiles are not set on the board. Fun game!!

Re: Azulejo

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Post by s20n » Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 11:07 AM UTC

I assumed the word was derived from "azul" but from the article, it's apparently derived from the Arabic الزليج (al-zillīj) and has no relation with "azul"

Re: Azulejo

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Post by jcmfernandes » Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 11:10 AM UTC

Doing a little activism here: please don't buy old ones while visiting Portugal/Spain/etc., as they are commonly stolen goods. Thanks, from Lisbon.

Re: Azulejo

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Post by lookeey » Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 11:11 AM UTC

s20n wrote: post #4

I assumed the word was derived from "azul" but from the article, it's apparently derived from the Arabic الزليج (al-zillīj) and has no relation with "azul"

interestingly, apparently "azul" also comes from the arabic "lāzuward"

Re: Azulejo

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Post by vasco » Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC

lookeey wrote: post #6

s20n wrote: post #4

I assumed the word was derived from "azul" but from the article, it's apparently derived from the Arabic الزليج (al-zillīj) and has no relation with "azul"

interestingly, apparently "azul" also comes from the arabic "lāzuward"

I always thought it came from lapis lazuli (portuguese). Azul as a subpar of Lazuli even sounds exactly the same in portuguese.

Re: Azulejo

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Post by inigyou » Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC

Is this related to a Forgejo

Re: Azulejo

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Post by dgellow » Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC

senko wrote: post #2

Azul[0] is a great board game inspired by this style. Easy to start, can get quite complex, heartily recommended! [0] https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230802/azul

I love it, still my favorite game after all those years, there is so much depth with such a simple mechanic.

Whenever I want to play with a game engine I reimplement a version of it

Re: Azulejo

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Post by sav_m » Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 11:22 AM UTC

inigyou wrote: post #8

Is this related to a Forgejo

I've read somewhere Forgejo comes from esperanto.