Award-winningBoard Games
Winner2014

Istanbul

Designed by Rüdiger Dorn

Players2–5 players
Time40–60 min
Age10+

Merchants move through a bazaar with a stack of assistants, gathering goods to win rubies. A tight, clever route-planning game.

Good for
Big kids, Teens & adults
Kind of game
Strategy games
Publisher
Pegasus Spiele, White Goblin Games
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