Welcome to the Istanbul Bazaar!

Once again, players take on the role of crafty merchants whose goal is to gather goods and liras, then exchange them for the precious rubies needed to win.
In Istanbul: Choose & Write, instead of a common set of locations in the middle of the table, each player has a bazaar in front of them as a game plan, a personal tracking sheet where players will mark their choices as they go that they play.

On their turn, players must choose to play a Location card or a Guild card. Location cards allow all merchants to perform the action of the specified location, or the action of an adjacent space on their sheet. If a player prefers to prevent others from performing this action, they can play a Guild card, which is expensive but triggers powerful effects.

Fans of the Istanbul game series will recognize familiar locations in Istanbul: Choose & Write, such as the Great Market and the Gem Merchant. However, thanks to the innovative choose-and-write mechanic, this visit to the bazaar will challenge players in a completely new way.