Istanbul Reviews

It makes me have to tap something to do things that I HAVE to do…. Like taking goods..And it doesn’t end my turn automatically even when there’s nothing I can do. Also, every time it’s my turn The game is interrupted for a couple seconds to tell me, which is unnecessary and is a constant frustration. Please release update to fix this!

I’m a huge fan of the board game and am happy to have found this for IOS. I’m not sure what could be done differently, but I find that I have to really get close to my screen to play this game well since strategy depends upon looking at the current states of each position on the board. Things like seeing how many assistants are left in a stack require zooming in and out. It’s still fun, but not a super easy experience on a smaller phone (iphone 6/7).

Note to developers - the small market doesn’t deduct the right amount of resources when you purchase the first tiles. It should cost two and only deducts one from the inventory.

I've played half a dozen games now and haven't had any problems with gameplay of app stability.
However, I think there are a few small issues that if resolved would make this a great app. First, the turn notifications don't follow the ios notifications setting, instead they're hidden under the "my account" settings. Second, there are a ton of loading screens when playing an online game. My iPhone XS takes about 15 seconds across two loading screens to load the game after tapping the notification, and the same reload happens to go to sleep in the middle of taking a turn.

This is a great port of a great game. The unique aesthetic has been well-translated, the AIs are difficult and play well, and the game functions without a hitch. But, years after release of the base game, we really need the expansions: Mocha and Baksheesh, as well as Letters and Seals.

I love the game and Istanbul is well designed but I’ve discovered a bug in the current version that allows me to pay fewer resources than required under a specific scenario.

If you visit any of the Warehouse, you can get more resources than your cart fits. Then if you spend resources at the Mosque you will spend the virtual resources that you don’t actually have. Please fix this because it is a big exploitable hole.

The game plays close to the board version, but there are some mistakes.
When the game starts you shouldn’t be getting a free bonus card.
When you visit the mosques, the game only subtracts one resource instead of the full price of buying a mosque
The game will not run on older iPads that cannot be updated to the current OS

It was in Istanbul under other games with a banner that said coming soon but that’s gone now? Looks like it’s on steam. Was there an issue with Istanbul Store or something? I do t really use steam. Switch version maybe? Not trying to worry over nothing if it’s still being worked on, just asking because I saw the ad for it was removed and couldn’t find anything about the iOS app anymore. I’m sure stuff comes up in mobile game dev especially for adaptations of existing licensed games, etc so I just wanted to check.

Love this game and the digital version is fantastic. Hoping the expansions will be available at some point too!

My only complaint is that the game seems to be a pretty significant battery drain. I've seen 20% or more in a single game.

I love the tabletop game and Istanbul has done a great job of adapting it for iPhone. Just the base game does get a little stale though after playing a lot, and the expansions for this game improve it SO MUCH. Great job so far developers, but please add the expansions soon if you can!

You did a great job making the game available in digital version. When will you update the coffee and letter expansions? Can’t wait to play on 5x5 board!

Love it so far! Found a bug though... reproduction steps: send your cousin to the black market, choose pineapple, then choose skip to not use your mosque ability to reroll/set the dice. I did receive my jewels, but I didn’t get my pineapple!

Istanbul is true to the game. The sounds and graphics only enhance the gameplay. I love that there is zero setup and I’m able to play one of my favorite games in seconds. This has one of the best multiplayer options for online play with friends.

I hope the expansions are in Istanbul ’s future.

This is a very nice, quick adaptation of the great board game. I love that you can randomize them board with one tap before the game and also randomize the number of opponents and their skill/difficulty level with one tap. My only desire is for the addition of the expansions.

Very very well done port of a fun Euro style game. The tutorial is a real help to newcomers, and the AI is balanced. If you start on easy, you will soon learn not only the mechanics of the game, but strategy. I really enjoy the achievements as well. Oh how I wish they would add the expansions as in app purchases...buying that would be a no brainer. Well worth the $6.99 cost, especially considering that the physical game costs so much more, and you can p,ay without worrying with getting a game group up!

We have board game night with our friends and first started playing this game with our friends. It’s one of our top favorite games we’ve played so far and we’ve played our fair share of them. Istanbul is just as fun but I wish they would add the mocha and letter expansion!! So much more fun!

I was playing a match with 3 easy AIs on order and two of the AI at some point in the match went to the top left of the map and moved up and down each turn. They did this even though they had no assistants and couldn’t pickup any. I hope you fix this, otherwise it is a great game.

Genuinely impressed by this port. No info is hidden, the music and graphics are crisp and clean. None of that slowdown featured in other board game ports. And of course, this app is a phenomenal board game. Don’t listen to the silly reviews saying they didn’t implement the rules correctly. Clearly some people were playing with house rules and didn’t know it.

I highly recommend this port and game.

This has been an excellent app version of the board game. We play it frequently as it is much faster than setting up the actual board. I have never been any issues with bugs or crashes. My only request is that they would add the expansions to Istanbul .

This is an excellent port of the this app board game. I wasn't too familiar with the game, though, and the tutorial got me up to speed without overloading me. Beautiful art, great gameplay and nice UI make for a wonderful app and well worth the few dollars they're asking. Any chance for the this app Dice Game, which my group actually prefers to regular this app? If not, we'd love the this app expansions. Thank you for this great app, typical of the work, energy and passion of Acram Digital.

Easy to understand, tutorial is well designed. Online play is good once it is rolling but unless you specifically turn on notifications for it you can miss your turn.