It isn’t hard to see why the tabletop community appears so enamored by Azul. The colorful tile-drafting game is simple enough to pick up in a round or two, but the strategy at higher levels can get ...

Like many other abstracts, Azul is a little short on the components front, but what it lacks in quantity, it more than makes up for in quality. Underneath the rules sheet, you’ll find four colorful, ...

Emily St. James was a senior correspondent for Vox, covering American identities. Before she joined Vox in 2014, she was the first TV editor of the A.V. Club. I am not a die-hard boardgamer. I play ...