Istanbul: Big Box
Players: 2–5 • Ages: 10+ • Play time: 40–80 min.
Istanbul: Big Box
Publisher: Pegasus Spiele
Item Code: PEG55119G
MSRP: $59.99
Releases June/July 2023
Istanbul: Big Box is the all-in-one package for Istanbul, including the base game as well as both expansions, Mocha & Baksheesh and Letters & Seals. It also includes the Istanbul: Caravan Leader Mini Expansion, in the form of a small tile rather than a camel meeple. This combination also gives players the option to play on a big bazaar of 5 × 5 tiles.
Istanbul: The Dice Game
Players: 2–4 • Ages: 8+ • Play time: 20–40 min.
Istanbul: The Dice Game
Publisher: Pegasus Spiele
Item Code: PEG55118G
MSRP: $34.99
Releases June/July 2023
Istanbul: Das Würfelspiel (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.
Istanbul: Choose & Write
Players: 1–5 • Ages: 8+ • Play time: 30–45 min.
Welcome back to the Istanbul Bazaar! Once again, players take on the role of shrewd merchants whose goal is to gather goods and lira and then trade them for the precious rubies needed to win. In Istanbul: Choose & Write, instead of a common set of locations in the middle of the table, each player has a bazaar in front of them as a game plan—a personal tracking sheet where players will mark their choices as they play.
Istanbul: Choose & Write
Publisher: Pegasus Spiele
Item Code: PEG55114G
MSRP: $34.99
Releases June/July 2023
On their turn, players must choose to play either a Location card or a Guild card. Location cards will allow all merchants to perform the action of the specified location or the action of an adjacent space on their sheet. If a player would rather prevent others from taking this follow action, they can instead play a Guild card, which is expensive but triggers powerful effects.
Fans of the Istanbul game series will recognize familiar locations in Istanbul: Choose & Write, such as the Large Market and the Gemstone Dealer. However, thanks to the innovative choose-and-write mechanism, this visit to the bazaar will challenge players in a completely new way.
