{"product_id":"istanbul","title":"Istanbul","description":"\u003cp\u003ePlayers are merchants in old Istanbul, buying and selling in the grand bazaar – and making a nice profit. As the top guys in their profession, these merchants have assistants to do the donkeywork. Not to mention the ne'er-do-well brother-in-law (assuming you're prepared to bail him out of gaol).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVisiting the shops of the bazaar (randomly arranged at the start of each game), players buy one good or sell a set of several. Their aim is to make money, which they can either spend to improve their trading or use to buy the rubies that will win the game. Decisions, decisions… Add in to this the need to manage your assistants, plan your route around the bazaar and deal with that pesky brother-in-law and you don't need to have competitors as well!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIstanbul\u003c\/em\u003e is a clever game that's not too complex, but is certainly not simple. I also have the expanded \u003ca href=\"\/products\/Istanbul-Big-Box\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIstanbul Big Box\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor 2-5 players, aged 10+, playing time 50 minutes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIstanbul\u003c\/em\u003e was designed by Rüdiger Dorn and is published by Pegasus Spiele.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind out more:\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cem\u003eIstanbul\u003c\/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/148949\/istanbul\" title=\"More about Istanbul at the Boardgamegeek (in a new window)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eon BoardGameGeek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Games from Pevans","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58452159758661,"sku":"209","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1072\/0116\/7685\/files\/Istanbul-cover-2020.jpg?v=1783095717","url":"https:\/\/games.pevans.co.uk\/products\/istanbul","provider":"Games from Pevans","version":"1.0","type":"link"}