{"title":"Istanbul","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"istanbul-big-box","title":"Istanbul Big Box","description":"\u003cp\u003eHave you heard of Istanbul, the marvellous offering designed by Rüdiger Dorn? It spawned two excellent expansions - Mocha \u0026amp; Baksheesh, and Letters \u0026amp; Seals. Now, thanks to Pegasus Spiele, you can pick up (and deliver!) all three titles in one 'Big Box'.Istanbul is a gateway-plus strategy game, based in a bustling Turkish marketplace. Your aim is to collect gems quicker than your opponents. This bazaar gets a modular treatment every time, as you construct it out of sixteen tiles in a 4x4 grid. You and your four assistants travel around to adjacent tiles, trading fabrics, spices and fruits in you wheelbarrow for gems. (That's an impressive swap!) Move to a new location and perform the stated actions depicted there. But every time you move, you have to drop off an assistant along the way. Run out of assistants? You have to head back home. Or, you can double back on your route, picking up that earlier-dropped assistant back into your service. Can you figure out an efficient route around the stalls to pick up what you need? It's a wonderful puzzle of a board game mechanism! So what do you get in the Big Box version of Istanbul? The Mocha \u0026amp; Baksheesh module provides a new trading commodity: coffee! Trade this valuable bean across four new market tiles in different ways to earn gems. Meanwhile, secrets are the currency in Letters \u0026amp; Seals. Deliver messages between the market stalls is a neat way to earn money. But even more valuable still is selling those trade secrets for precious rubies...In total, Istanbul: Big Box provides you with the variety to play with a larger bazaar, in a 5x5 grid. This is the perfect way to play with all your Istanbul variants in one big package. Player Count: 2-5 PlayersTime: 40-90 minutesAge: 10+\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Spiral Galaxy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56050099159418,"sku":"ZBG-PEG55119G","price":39.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/9970\/8282\/files\/Istanbul-Big-Box.jpg?v=1760984797"},{"product_id":"istanbul-the-dice-game","title":"Istanbul: The Dice Game","description":"\u003cp\u003eIstanbul: Das Würfelspiel(Istanbul The Dice Game) is a standalone dice game in which players are once again plunging into the bustle of Istanbul's bazaar to collect rubies and thus secure their victory. By cleverly using the dice, the players can make money and goods, then exchange them for the precious jewels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Pegasus Spiele","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56050114199930,"sku":"ZBG-PEG55118G","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/9970\/8282\/files\/Istanbul-The-Dice-Game.jpg?v=1760984877"},{"product_id":"mokka-und-bakschisch-istanbul-exp","title":"Mokka und Bakschisch: Istanbul exp","description":"\u003cp\u003eSelling precious fabrics, the finest of spices, and the freshest of fruits in Istanbul was very good for business. But now the customers at the bazaar have discovered a new delicacy: coffee! As the cunning merchant you are, you sense the fortune you can make by selling the tasty bean. To overcome these new challenges in Mokka und Bakschisch: Istanbul, you will need more help than just that of your assistants. Luckily, for a baksheesh, the guests at the tavern are willing to take a little side job. Also, at the guild hall, you can find the valuable help you need. The first expansion for Istanbul, the 2014 Kennerspiel des Jahres, Istanbul: Mocha \u0026amp; Baksheesh brings four new places, more interaction between the players, and new ways to gain the coveted rubies. The Bazaar favourite of all gaming enthusiasts just got a little more attractive. 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And players who manage to bring their companion into play have a partner on the board, who can act independently from the merchant. More flexibility, more interaction and the option to play on a huge 5x5 bazaar: the expansion Letters \u0026amp; Seals adds many more possibilities to the popular board game Istanbul but also manages to keep its flow and unusual fast gameplay for a family plus game. May the hunt for rubies continue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Pegasus Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56050166235514,"sku":"ZBG-PEG55117G","price":20.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/9970\/8282\/files\/Brief-Siegel-Istanbul-expansion.jpg?v=1760985086"},{"product_id":"istanbul","title":"Istanbul","description":"\u003cp\u003eIstanbul sees two to five players travel to various locations in the city in a race to collect a set amount of rubies first. Players have a Merchant Token and a set of assistant tokens underneath. On your turn you will move this stack of tokens one or two spaces on to a different location and either drop off one of your assistants or, if there is one already there, pick on back up. You then do the action for that location. Most locations offer you a chance to gain goods, rubies or improve your chances at both in some way. Along the way you might upgrade your goods wheelbarrow to store more, gain another assistant, and task your uncle to help you. There are also a couple of other characters on the board who you can encounter, which give you some more options. The board is made up of 16 location tiles and although there are a few suggested set-ups, you are equally welcome to deal them randomly or make your own. Being that you must either pick up or drop off an assistant on your turn you will find yourself either with a wide spread of tokens across the board, or a tight little corner where you move back and forth between them. To help you if you get stuck, the fountain location lets you collect all your assistants from where ever they are on the board. As players race to collect rubies, some of the easiest ways to get them become more and more expensive to use, giving you lots of decisions - compete with everyone else or go your own way and unlock some of the other rubies? Istanbul is a great game in anyone's collection. It is easy to understand but rewarding to play, with a good depth of decisions. The game is not too long or too short and accommodates all player counts well. Truly a modern classic. 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