Istanbul

Players are merchants in old Istanbul, buying and selling in the grand bazaar – and making a nice profit. As the top guys in their profession, these merchants have assistants to do the donkeywork. Not to mention the ne'er-do-well brother-in-law (assuming you're prepared to bail him out of gaol).

Visiting the shops of the bazaar (randomly arranged at the start of each game), players buy one good or sell a set of several. Their aim is to make money, which they can either spend to improve their trading or use to buy the rubies that will win the game. Decisions, decisions… Add in to this the need to manage your assistants, plan your route around the bazaar and deal with that pesky brother-in-law and you don't need to have competitors as well!

Istanbul is a clever game that's not too complex, but is certainly not simple. I also have the expanded Istanbul Big Box.

For 2-5 players, aged 10+, playing time 50 minutes: £30.00 (£25.00 tax free outside the UK)
 

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Istanbul was designed by Rüdiger Dorn and is published by Pegasus Spiele.

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Istanbul Big Box

This chunky square box contains the base Istanbul game along with the Mocha and Baksheesh and Letters and Seals expansions. It also provides the option of playing on a larger, 5 x 5 bazaar.

For 2-5 players, aged 10+, playing time 40-90 minutes: £32.00 (£26.67 tax free outside the UK)
 

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Istanbul Big Box was designed by Rüdiger Dorn and is published by Pegasus Spiele.

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