United StatesIstanbul is, without a doubt, one of the best board games to have ever been published. The long list of its awards and honors speaks for itself:
π 2015 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Best Expert Game Nominee
π 2014 Swiss Gamers Award Winner
π 2014 Meeples' Choice Nominee
π 2014 Kennerspiel des Jahres Winner
π 2014 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Multi-player Nominee
π 2014 Hra roku Nominee
π 2014 Gouden Ludo Winner
π 2014 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Nominee
π 2014 Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Nominee
π 2014 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee
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?
βοΈ Run, collect and trade goods across the bazaar
βοΈ Take control over your assistants
βοΈ Increase your wheelbarrow capacity
βοΈ Acquire special abilities to increase the advantage over your competitors
βοΈ 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 anythingβ¦
What can you expect?
β’ Official Istanbul game - 100% original rules
β’ Adaptation of TOP 100 board game of all time by BGG ranking
β’ Play with AI, with friends or both
β’ Great artwork by Andreas Resch
β’ Languages: English, German, Dutch, Polish, French, Korean, Japanese, Chinese Simplified, Spanish
β’ Pass and play mode
β’ Cross platform online multiplayer with synchronous and asynchronous modes
β’ Opponents' last moves replay
β’ 3 levels of AI difficulty with individual strategies
β’ Preset or random generated game boards
β’ Atmospheric music and sounds
β’ Unique, original board game experience
β’ Intuitive gameplay
β’ Colorblind mode
β’ Over 70 achievements
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Really love this game but for some reason I cannot access the chat feature. There is no chat icon beside the notification icon on the right hand side as there should be. I am playing with someone and they keep sending me messages and I can't respond which is very frustrating. I have search and searched the settings and cannot find anywhere that it may be turned off or something. One time as a fluke I was able to access the global chat, but I could never get there again. Please help!
It's 2024 and I'm still loving this game. Great implementation of an already great board game that just flows smoothly. Everything is intuitive after a handful of plays. I would love to see some expansions in 2024, at least the two main ones (Coffee, Letters) from the physical "Big Box" edition. Any expansion would be an immediate purchase for me, and I'll bet a lot of others, given the number of 5-star reviews I see here!
No expansions..other than that... perfection
Fun Fact: The original working title for this game was Constantinople. You see... Istanbul was Constantinople Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople Been a long time gone, Constantinople Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night Every gal in Constantinople Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople So if you've a date in Constantinople She'll be waiting in Istanbul.
Great app implementation of one of my favorite games! However, can you all please update the app icon for Android/Google Pixel? It's just the tiny square icon surrounded by a white circle. The Istanbul icon doesn't fill the entire space. (To fix, I believe you need to upload an adaptive circle icon for Android that doesn't have anything go over the icon borders)
The digital version is as good as the physical version! It's amazing! I think it would have been better to have added the Letter and Coffee expansions. It would have made the game mare fun and heavier. I also think there should be a harder level AI. Even hard AI is easy. Nonetheless, this game is amazing and I highly recommend it.
Expansions, where are they
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