Azul: Crystal Mosaic
Azul: Crystal Mosaic Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Game Setup
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Swap all the player boards of the base game (A) with the enclosed player boards (B), and give one to each player. Players then agree which side of the board to use and place that side face up in front of them.
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Each player receives an overlay (C) and places it on their player board (D) so that it lines up perfectly.
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All other steps are identical to the base game.
Object of the Game
Be the player with the most points at the end of the game. The game ends after the round in which at least one player has completed a horizontal line of 5 consecutive tiles on their wall.
Gameplay
The rules are identical with those of the variant in the original game: when you place a tile on the wall from a pattern line, you may place it on any free space on the corresponding horizontal line of the wall. Tiles of each color may only appear once in each horizontal and vertical line of the wall.
So What's New?
The values of the spaces in the floor line have changed. In addition, each side of the board has its own characteristics.
Transcriber note: the new floor line values are printed on the player board artwork and are not stated in the text of the rulebook. They are not transcribed here; refer to the printed player board.
Side 1
On the wall, some of the spaces are pre-printed with a tile color and a multiplier (x2): you may only place tiles of a matching color on these spaces.
When you place a tile on one of these spaces, you immediately double the points earned with this tile.
To do this, score the tile like in the base game, and then double the result.
In this example, placing the yellow tile on the x2 scores 10 points, as follows:
- Score 3 points, because the yellow tile becomes part of a horizontal group of 3 linked tiles;
- Score 2 more points, because the yellow tile becomes part of a vertical group of 2 linked tiles;
- The resulting total, scored like the original game, is 5 points. Now apply the x2, doubling the total to 10 points.
Side 2
On this side of the board some fields are also pre-printed, and you may only place tiles of a matching color on these spaces.
The additional points that you can score on this board are different compared to the original game, as follows:
- Gain 3 points for each complete horizontal line of 5 consecutive tiles on your wall.
- Gain 10 points for each complete vertical line of 5 consecutive tiles on your wall.
- Gain 12 points for each color of which you have placed all 5 tiles on your wall.
End of the Game
As soon as one player has filled at least one horizontal line, the game ends following the rules of the base game.
The player who after the final scoring has the highest score is declared the winner.
In the case of a tie, the tied player with more complete horizontal lines wins the game. If that does not break the tie, the victory is shared.