Istanbul is, without a doubt, one of the best board games to have ever been published.
In our 2018 digital version we have maintained all of the features that made Istanbul the fan favorite that it is, but also expanded upon it with a number of tools and features only available on the digital platform. We maintained the authentic board game feeling with the convenience you can expect from an electronic device.
So what is the game about?
Can you be the first merchant to collect a certain number of rubies?
Run, collect and trade goods across the bazaar
Take control over your assistants
Increase your wheelbarrow capacity
Acquire special abilities to increase the advantage over your competitors
Buy rubies or trade goods for them
In Istanbul, you lead a group of one merchant and his four assistants through 16 locations in the bazaar. In each such a location, you can carry out a specific action. The challenge, however, is that to take an action, you must move your merchant and an assistant there, then leave the assistant behind to handle all the details while you focus on larger matters. If you want to use that assistant again later, your merchant must return to that location to pick him up. Thus, you must plan ahead carefully to avoid being left with no assistants and thus unable to do anything…
FEATURES
Official Istanbul game - 100% original rules
Adaptation of TOP 100 board game of all time by BGG ranking
