Board Game - Istanbul. Complete Edition

The Grand Bazaar is one of the largest covered markets in the world. It is located in the old part of Istanbul. Just imagine the scale! 66 streets of the bazaar and more than four thousand shops. Daily, it is visited by more than half a million visitors and tourists. The variety of goods sold is extraordinarily vast - jewelry and decorations, antiques, leather, textiles, carpets, tourist souvenirs, ceramic and wooden products, and so on. Inside the Grand Bazaar, there are restaurants, fountains, mosques, residential spaces, and even a cemetery. During the Ottoman period, the bazaar was not only a place for trade but also for economic and financial operations; banks operated here, and there was a stock exchange.

Are you already intrigued? Then it's time to experience another noisy and bustling day at the Istanbul bazaar. Sellers and their assistants bustle in narrow passages, trying to outdo their competitors. Teamwork is paramount: some load carts with goods in the warehouse, while others quickly deliver them to various places. And every merchant strives to gather the necessary number of rubies before the others.

In the board game "Istanbul: Complete Edition" (Istanbul: Big Box), you will take on the role of a merchant who, along with helpers, hurries through the streets of the Turkish bazaar. Acquire goods, trade, and earn rubies. The modular game board will make each game session unique, and the easy-to-learn rules provide dozens of winning strategies. The first to collect enough rubies will become the most successful merchant of the East!

"Istanbul: Complete Edition" is the base game and two expansions in one big box.

• "Coffee and Tip". Expensive fabrics, the best spices, and fresh fruits have brought you quite a bit of money, but now regulars of the Istanbul bazaar have discovered a new delicacy - coffee. You immediately sensed the fortune that could be made trading aromatic beans. To succeed in this new venture, helpers will not be enough. Fortunately, tavern guests are ready to offer a couple of services for a small tip, and in the trade guild, you can find even more valuable help.
• "Letters and Seals". The merchants of Istanbul have invented a new and quite profitable way of earning - delivering letters around the bazaar. This way, you can not only earn money but also learn something interesting, and then sell that information to a secret society for rubies. To manage the growing business, you have found a loyal partner. The downside is that he is not as quick as you'd like, but he manages without assistants.

You can expect countless different strategies, a wealth of positive emotions, and an indescribable atmosphere of the East.

Game Duration: 40 to 80 minutes
Number of Players: 2 to 5