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I haven’t played Istanbul in a couple years.\u00a0 I don’t have this in the game group collection but it is one that has been on my radar since I had played it.\u00a0 I enjoy the Mancala style of gameplay that has players dropping off workers at action tiles on a grid and taking actions.\u00a0 The goal of the game is to be the first player to collect 5 gems.\u00a0 Managing your trade caravan is the entirety of the game and is a beast to manage as your range of movement, caravan capacity, and workers available are limited.<\/p>\n
I enjoyed our game very much.\u00a0 The strategies I employed were a little short-sighted in retrospect which I plan to change in the future.\u00a0 I was able to keep up a pace to attain 4 gems quickly but found myself stumbling on the fifth.\u00a0 The resources needed to attain the final gem would have taken a lot of time that I couldn’t afford.\u00a0 I lost but with a lot of insight into the next game that I play.<\/p>\n
I’m not sure if I want to add this to the collection as this is owned by a new player to the group and comes quite frequently.\u00a0 I think this will be something that I’ll simply request be brought if the urge to play arises.<\/p>\n
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