Istanbul: Core Game

Nominee for Game of the year Welcome to the Bazaar of Istanbul! Hustle and bustle in the bazaar district of Istanbul: merchants and their assistants are 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. The goal of the merchants is to be the first to collect a certain amount of rubies. You are leading a merchant and 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 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 Contents:

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

1 Rulebook

Players: 2 - 5 | Playing Time: 40-60 minutes | Ages: 10 +