4:10 This is probably the most missed rule of Istanbul, that you only have to pay one of the resources, but you have to be carrying the amount shown on the card. For Example for the card that has 2 pineapples at the top, you have to be carrying 2 pineapples but you only need to pay 1 to get the tile. If it has 3 Pineapples at the top, you have to be carrying 3 pineapples but only need to pay 1 pineapple, etc. I think it is not an intuitive rule at all.

@AnaIvanovic4ever

Жыл бұрын

The iconography is very clear on the mosque tiles.

Istanbul was renamed with the creation of the modern state or Turkey. It basically means "the city" and this is how it was called by common people in the previous centuries. Before Roman emperor Constantine renamed the city in his honor, it was called Bizantium. This is why we call the Eastern Roman empire in the Middle Ages "Bizantine empire", though nobody used this term back then.

Well, at least this is language independent, which is nice. And it is refreshing to have euro with some other end game goal than collecting most points :) Modular board also looks appealing.

Can't wait to play this! Thanks Tom!

I played it twice and I agree with the review: very nice game. Rules seems a bit difficult at first, but they are pretty intuitive.

It would be interesting, I think, to watch a "Top Ten Spiel des Jahres so far", divided in "Top Ten Games of the Year" and, more interesting, "Top Ten Connoisseur-gamer Games of the Year". It would help us to do some very useful reflections and comparisons.

@jenspoder8322

10 жыл бұрын

That's a GREAT idea!

Hey Tom, On the Mosque. The buildings only ever "cost" one of the goods noted but you have to "have" the listed amount in your cart. Just a small point of clarification.

@kevinhardy8997

3 ай бұрын

True, checked the video game

Originally called Byzantium, it was renamed Constantinople when Emperor Constantine made it the capitol of the Eastern Roman Empire. When the Ottoman Turks captured it, they renamed it Istanbul.

@zottirgen

7 жыл бұрын

That's actually wrong. The city's name was still Constantinople (official name was Kostantiniyye in Ottoman language) until the fall of the Ottoman Empire at 1918. Only after the foundation of the modern Turkish Republic in 1923, the city's name officially changed to Istanbul.

@philheaton1619

7 жыл бұрын

***** Thank you for informing me of that. That is the first time I've ever heard of it and is not what I was taught in school.

@leroray8147

5 жыл бұрын

this is actually not quite certain as the city was called in different names way back. Istanbul, derives from the Greek phrase eis tin polin (εἰς τὴν πόλιν), meaning "(in)to the city" The Bulgarian called it Tzarigrad. meaning the City of the Ruller. So the 3 names was used alongside durring Otoman Empire.

excellent! Question: when you get the 5' helper, it will be placed under the "chief" or at the fountain? Greetings Tim, Turin (Italy)

Haha , that's me at the end from Origins!!!!! no Clue why I threw up the gang signs!!!! I was a tad nervous!!!!

@NazcaGames

10 жыл бұрын

I saw that as the double peace signs. :)

@TylerDeLisle

10 жыл бұрын

NazcaGames Pete Shirey I thought it was a bad attempt at the Pulp Fiction dance move. ;-)

Wow, this game looks great! Definitely going to pick this one up. Thanks for the review Tom.

i highly recommend this also.

This game reminds me of Targi, which is an amazing two-player game.

Tom, this might sound tedious but for the games you like and recommend it would be nice to hear whether you think they would make it unto your next top 100 and what games are similar to the one you are reviewing and how it compares (you did this a bit in this review).

@immaculateboy

7 жыл бұрын

Andrea Restivo agreed

Looking forward to the game " ol new York"... Which was once new Amsterdam. :).

"Why it changed, no one knows?" Really? :D :D :D

Can you please make a video on top 10 speil des jahres all time for collectors

It's a very fun game also Istanbul had many names before not just Constantinople and now it is called Istanbul and Constantinople is not used you can not call New York New Amsterdam because it once called that, also Istanbul is a new city as old town which was Constantinople is part of Istanbul which is 10 times larger with many more districts comparison 3 times bigger than New York. It is Istanbul end of discussion.

@canuncuoglu

5 жыл бұрын

mate these are wise words

thanks

Thanks for the review. It looks like a fun game. I will definitely buy it.

Is Tom a fan of They Might Be Giants?

@tommykerbow

6 жыл бұрын

Why they changed it I can't say. People just liked it better that way.

How’s the replay ability?

@kevinhardy8997

3 ай бұрын

Good because the board is variable.

Tom Vasel is a mountain of a man. He wears a wagon for a backpack. To Toooom Brasky... err Vasel!

"...randomly put the game any way you'd like it to be." lol

I thought this game was called Constantinople? Maybe it is a reprint?

@canuncuoglu

5 жыл бұрын

no it is not

You told you don't know why they renamed the city. Constantinople was Capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. After it has been take over by the Otoman(Turks) the Roman Royal family escaped to nowadays Russia (they started it) and the formal capital become Istanbul as a new capital of the new growing empire.

@canuncuoglu

5 жыл бұрын

wow mate you know history

@AnaIvanovic4ever

Жыл бұрын

Haha, Moscow the 3rd Rome right?

I think there are too many ruby's that you can just straight up buy. You can win by just purchasing all 5.

@Snailryder

3 жыл бұрын

It's hard to get all the money to buy em

Concordia has much better depth and in my opinion has better longevity.

Tom you said you don't know why they didn't named it Costantinople. Because most of the Turks finds that offensive. And Germans live with Turks. They know about this. For example i bought Ticket to Ride : Europe and the name of our city wasn't Istanbul. I didn't care but when my father saw it he said how did you buy this game. It insults us he said.

@R1ncew1nd88

10 жыл бұрын

Tom was comically referring to the song by The Four Lads

@StefanoPProductions

10 жыл бұрын

"Ticket to Ride: Europe" is set, I believe, in the years 1910s, before the city's name officially became Istanbul. If you look closer to the map, you could also notice that it still represents the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

@metinfb37

10 жыл бұрын

Su Pi I don't think the name was Constantinople when the city belonged to Ottoman Empire. I know when Ottomans conquered it they didn't name it Istanbul right away but in 1910s it wasn't Costantinople.

@zottirgen

7 жыл бұрын

It was Constantinople until the end of 1920's. Maybe you should read your own history first, then come bicker at people

@metinfb37

7 жыл бұрын

I actually read my history. That was kinda my mistake. Because in our old literature (poems) the name istanbul is used. But you are also right. The official name change was in 1923. But the change made it so that the common name in spoken language should also be the official one. I didnt want to bicker at people. If my choice of words came through as such, it is only because my garsp at english language was not very good two years ago.

I've just recently got into the wonderful, wonderful hobby of board games. Because I live in a country without much interest in them I mostly rely on the internet for recommendations and reviews. Tom Vasel is usually the best reviewer, and I usually agree with him. BUT WHY ARE YOU THROWING THE PIECES IN SLOW MOTION?! ARE YOU MAD ABOUT THE GAME?! HAS IT WRONGED YOU?! THERE MUST BE A BETTER WAY TO DISPLAY THEM! THIS PHYSICALLY MAKES ME CRINGE, PLEASE STOP!!!

i was going to get this app, but this game just has too many cards with too much nonsense stuff to remember... it gets to be a conversion headache i'd think

@YuanJane

2 жыл бұрын

I played the app first and got the board game later. With the app it’s actually more intuitive because the computer takes care of all set up and dice throwing.

Istanbul? Not Constantinople?

@CriticalEatsJapan

10 жыл бұрын

I think they were just copying New Amsterdam...

@DeePsix501

10 жыл бұрын

So that's why Constantinople got the works...

@AgentKuo

10 жыл бұрын

DeePsix That's nobody's business but the Turks!

@SHVNE

10 жыл бұрын

Carl Frodge I see what you all did there... You too, Tom

@canuncuoglu

5 жыл бұрын

@@CriticalEatsJapan that was old new york

bb

Dude Constantinople changed name bz it was captured by the Turks. It used to be Greek!

@thedicetower

3 жыл бұрын

Well, take me back there, then!

Everybody knows why the name of Istambul had chaneged....Istanbul means city of Islam and it chaned when muslims captured it from Roman empire

Constantinople

@danish211

9 жыл бұрын

duffman8472 that's nobodies business but the turks

@canuncuoglu

5 жыл бұрын

@@danish211 he he boi

I think I fell asleep twice while trying to understand this game.

not Constantinople

Aynen şişko aynen , camels everywhere.

@canuncuoglu

5 жыл бұрын

tom babaya laf etme

I found it way too complicated ....

Why not just play TF2?

Concordia is an awful game. I am really glad this won the KdJ Award, as it is much more deserving.

Looking forward to the game " ol new York"... Which was once new Amsterdam. :).