Istanbul Board Game

Welcome to the Bazaar of Istanbul! Istanbul is an economic game with dice rolling, pick up, deliver, and grid movement mechanics. Be the first to collect a certain amount of rubies to win!

In Istanbul, the hustle and bustle in the bazaar district of Istanbul is palpable, with merchants and their assistants hurrying through the narrow alleys attempting to be more successful than their competitors. Good organization is key: wheelbarrows have to be filled with goods at the warehouses and then swiftly transported by the assistants to the various destinations.

You are leading a merchant and have four assistants through the 16 Places of the bazaar. At each Place, you can carry out a specific action. The challenge is that, to carry out an action at any of those Places, your merchant needs the help of an assistant and has to leave him behind. To use that assistant again later, your merchant has to come back to that Place and pick him up. So plan ahead carefully to avoid being left with no assistants and thus unable to do anything … When a merchant has collected five rubies in his wheelbarrow, players complete that round, and then the game ends. If this player is the only one who’s reached this goal, they win immediately; otherwise ties are broken by money in hand.

Istanbul Board Game contains: 16 Place tiles, 5 Wheelbarrows, 15 Wheelbarrow extensions, 26 Bonus cards, 16 Mosque tiles, 10 Demand tiles, 12 Gold coins, 15 Silver coins, 30 Copper coins, 1 Starting player marker, 5 Merchants, 25 Assistants, 5 Family members, 20 Good indicators, 4 Mail indicators, 1 Governor, 1 Smuggler, 2 six-sided dice, 32 Rubies, 5 Overviews, 7 Stickers, and 1 Rulebook.

Istanbul Board Game is recommended for 2-5 players, ages 10 and up. Gameplay lasts around 40-60 minutes.