Istanbul: Digital Edition
Category : Board
Reviews (30)
I own the cardboard version of the game and I loved it so I was excited to pick up the digital version. The app very well done with one major flaw. Asynchronous play doesn't notify you when it's your turn. Most of my digital table top gaming is done asynchronously with friends and the fact that there isn't a notification means the games frequently get forgotten. If you don't care about asynchronous play though, I would highly recommend. The app is polished and the game itself is fantastic.
No issues so far. I've only played one game online. There's definitely enough people playing this game. The only problem has been that, I'm new to Instanbul, and the Tutorial was terrible. Its too 'touch here, then touch here' instead of telling me all options for play. I was so confused during the Easy game afterwards and had to use the i bubbles alot for help. I used the in-game rulebook for actually learning how to play.
I love this game. You must have an eye for detail. Which makes it disappointing when the when the designer miss some basics. I just played a game where when the second ai comes into a sector and doesn't give me 2 monies. Some of the select options should be more user friendly. Take for example the smuggler: pick a good then click take then select a good to discard then click to discard. Why not select what u want and what you give a away with 1 button confirmation? Another silly 1 is the 0 move
Love playing this game, even against the AI, but especially with friends. Haven't yet played online games yet. I would love and really advocate for expansion packs to be added! I'd definitely pay for them!
Great game love both the board game and the digital edition. I wish the expansions we're playable, DLC or free. My only complaint for the implementation of the game is the UI is a bit clunkey with multiple confirms for some actions.
Excellent app all around, one of my favorites. Would rate higher if they added the expansions and removed the distracting flashing reminder to take an action. I end up taking far longer because it keeps distracting me
It's a great digital version of the game. Very well worth the game.Not too many players online but since I play with family, we don't have to worry about that. Very stable multiplayer and well implemented.
This digital version has one egregious flaw: It is not possible to see which mosque tiles you have already acquired. If I save the game and come back to it later, I don't always remember which I have.
It's not easy to keeps the feeling of board game in digital edition, but this one this fine for me. However, it's still incomplete without both expansions.
The game play is nice and smooth. The graphics are good. The only problem is that there are not many players to play with whenever you want.
Good Digital version of a very nice boardgame. The option to have a differently structured board makes every game different and encourages to develop new strategies. Great job!
Fantastic Implementation of a Great Game! Everything about this app is excellent. Great AI options, intuitive UI, nice music and artwork. Excellent work!
One of our favorite games and we live to share our with friends this way. Wish their was a way to get at least one of the expansions... but that could be hard on a phone. John David Thacker is incorrect. You can see which mosque tile you have. It is lit up on the far left side of the icons next to your cart. So if you have the red mosque tile, the red mosque to the left of the red goods is lit up rather than faded out.
no idea what the game is like so far, the tutorial is utterly mystifying. it doesnt explain what is happening other than you have to get rubies. somehow by trading goods? which you get somehow? I play lots of modern boardgames and this is a bad tutorial. it assumes people already know what they're doing.
Decent game but only thing I would like to see a custom icon for the notifications. It isn't that hard to make it one specific for the game and not just a blank square.
Good game. However multiple games/rooms keep coming up with 'operation fail' message. I can't play or abandon those games. It's very annoying. Help please.
For someone who has played this board game will love playing it online. You can play online with your friends. It's very easy to add your friends to the game room. Easy to understand and user friendly. Thank you!
Think there's too much going on for this game to work on phone screen. Bought Thursday night, tried it right away, and didn't like it. Tried to get a refund but Google refused to help me, saying the developer could help me. Developer has not responded to my email. Don't waste your money; invest your money in something else.
Best board game app I've played since Catan! Both single player and multiplayer are great between android and ios. IRL there are 2.5 DLCs but sadly they are not on the app. I would pay for them immediately if they existed.
One of the best digital board games out there. Absolutely love this game. I just wish we could get some DLC of the expansions. You hear that Acram!!?
Decent digital version with quality sounds, graphics and interface. But the game itself is boring.
Excellent adaptation of the board game, only way it could be improved is if they chose to add the expansions.
Really enjoyed this board game. Will now find the original one for at home. Please can you add the expansions. Also i cannot comment on the multi player but the ai is fun
Great game and the application is working well. No bugs, very fast and doesn't kill the battery.
Love this game, but currently can't play asynchronously with friends as it keeps forgetting my last move so I have to do the move again. Very frustrating.
A great port from the tabletop boardgame. It's a very good game and an excellent AP based on that game. If you like the boardgame you will love this AP version.
I have a lot of boardgame apps and this is easily one of the best. So easy to play, decent AI and great value.
The online play is broken. Just user not found or invalid Facebook token. Says this for all of my friends. Please fix it.
Great translation to digital, AI is very challenging on med difficulty (or maybe that's just me...)
I only play this with AI, so can't comment on the online mode, but I absolutely love this. The AI on hard level is unusually challenging (for me at least). The game itself plays very well. It's simple to learn but hard to master. Random set up makes the tactics in each game different, as does player count. It's a very different game with 2 than with 5. It's also very quick to play with games lasting maybe 10-15 minutes. The artwork is top notch and the app functionality very smooth.