{"product_id":"istanbul","title":"Istanbul","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align:center\"\u003eIstanbul\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecommended for Ages 10 \u0026amp; up \u003cbr\u003e2-5 Players\u003cbr\u003e60 minutes playtime\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere's hustle and bustle at Istanbul's grand bazaar as merchants and their assistants rush through the narrow alleys in their attempt to be more successful than their competitors. Everything must be well organized: wheelbarrows must be filled with goods at the warehouses, then swiftly transported by the assistants to various destinations. Your goal? Be the first merchant to collect a certain number of rubies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Istanbul, you lead a group of one merchant and four assistants through 16 locations in the bazaar. At each such location, you can carry out a specific action. The challenge, though, is that to take an action, you must move your merchant and an assistant there, then leave the assistant behind (to handle all the details while you focus on larger matters). If you want to use that assistant again later, your merchant must return to that location to pick him up. Thus, you must plan ahead carefully to avoid being left with no assistants and thus unable to do anything...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn more detail, on a turn you move your merchant and his retinue of assistants one or two steps through the bazaar, either leave an assistant at that location or collect an assistant left earlier, then perform the action. If you meet other merchants or certain individuals at the location, you might be able to take a small extra action. Possible actions include:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paying to increase your wheelbarrow capacity, which starts the game with a capacity of only two for each good.\u003cbr\u003e Filling your wheelbarrow with a specified good to its limit.\u003cbr\u003e Acquiring a special ability, and the earlier you come, the easier they are to collect.\u003cbr\u003e Buying rubies or trading goods for rubies.\u003cbr\u003e Selling special combinations of goods to make the money you need to do everything else.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a merchant has collected five rubies in his wheelbarrow, players complete that round, then the game ends. If this player is the only one who's reached this goal, he wins immediately; otherwise ties are broken by money in hand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/148949\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eRead More on Board Game Geek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner(s): \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRüdiger Dorn\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist(s): \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndreas Resch\u003cbr\u003eHans-Georg Schneider\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoard Game Geek Category(s): \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEconomic\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoard Game Geek Mechanic(s): \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContracts\u003cbr\u003eDice Rolling\u003cbr\u003eGrid Movement\u003cbr\u003eModular Board\u003cbr\u003eNetwork and Route Building\u003cbr\u003ePick-up and Deliver\u003cbr\u003eRace\u003cbr\u003eVariable Setup\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Restock (G)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32271256748090,"sku":"AEG5809","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0091\/3126\/2010\/products\/pic1885326.jpg?v=1614063254","url":"https:\/\/binderpos-dev2.myshopify.com\/products\/istanbul","provider":"BinderPOS Limited (dev2)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}