Back in May I remarked how board game releases in 2024 had gotten off to a slow start. That was before the summer and fall convention season, which brought with it a deluge of promising new titles. We ...

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Azul Duel is another game in this line, the fifth standalone Azul game and the first designed strictly for two players. As much as I love the original game, I don’t think Azul Duel comes close to the ...