Azul
Exceptional consensus · 6 wins
Azul
Best for: Families, gateway gamers, mixed experience groups, couples
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Point Salad
Molly Johnson, Robert Melvin, Shawn Stankewich · AEG / Flatout · 2019
Draft vegetable cards and scoring rule cards from a shared market. Each scoring card awards points for different vegetable combinations — but you can flip any scoring card to become a vegetable instead. The name is a design philosophy joke, and the game embraces it.
Players
2–6
Time
20 min
Ages
8+
Difficulty
Light
Why you'll like it
- Rules explained in 2 minutes
- 20-minute play time with real decisions
- The flip-to-vegetable option adds strategic depth
- Works well from 2 to 6 players
- One of the most accessible games ever designed
May not be for you if…
- Very light — minimal strategic depth
- Luck of available cards matters
- Theme is deliberately silly
- Not engaging for experienced gamers as a main event
Best for
Beginnersfamiliesfiller gamesnon-gamers
Awards
- 2019Dice TowerBest Family
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