Reviews of Istanbul: Digital Edition

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List of user reviews and ratings for Istanbul: Digital Edition

Total ratings

4.56 (Rating count: 537)

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Review summary

Users praise Istanbul: Digital Edition for faithfully and smoothly translating the popular board game to mobile, highlighting intuitive UI, excellent AI, and stable multiplayer. Common criticisms include missing asynchronous turn notifications, lack of expansions, and occasional bugs like AI stalling and chat issues. New players find the tutorial inadequate, and some UI elements could be improved. Overall, the app is highly recommended but would benefit from expanded content and polish in asynchronous features.

Pros

Excellent digital implementation of the physical board game with smooth gameplay and intuitive interface.
Quick setup and game duration compared to physical version, making it convenient for mobile play.
High quality artwork and music enhance the gaming experience.
Challenging AI with multiple difficulty levels provides solo play enjoyment.
Support for multiplayer mode is stable and well done.

Cons

Lack of notifications for asynchronous play leads to missed turns and forgotten games.
Absence of expansions such as Coffee and Letters, which many users desire.
Some bugs reported including AI players not moving and inability to restart games without restarting the app.
Limited or buggy chat feature impacting communication during multiplayer games.
The tutorial is insufficient and confusing for new players unfamiliar with the board game.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.20

All time rating average: 4.56

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Date	Author	Comment
2024-11-04	Mi*****	Very good digital implementation of a great board game. I like the interface decisions they made, to make the different options visually "work" on a phone. (Just pasting on the board game art/interface doesn't typically work well.) I do wish they had notifications enabled to let you know when it's your turn on an asynchronous game.
Very good digital implementation of a great board game. I like the interface decisions they made, to make the different options visually "work" on a phone. (Just pasting on the board game art/interface doesn't typically work well.) I do wish they had notifications enabled to let you know when it's your turn on an asynchronous game.
2024-05-27	Se*****	Great game/adaptation but lately buggy. Playing several games in a row on the same map, I run into a) computer players not moving anymore when it is their turn. b) being unable to restart game (player positions will be reset but the rest is still like it was last game including hung-up. only full app restart fixes it (until next time). playing on Android 9
Great game/adaptation but lately buggy. Playing several games in a row on the same map, I run into a) computer players not moving anymore when it is their turn. b) being unable to restart game (player positions will be reset but the rest is still like it was last game including hung-up. only full app restart fixes it (until next time). playing on Android 9
2024-04-28	Je*****	Really love this game but for some reason I cannot access the chat feature. There is no chat icon beside the notification icon on the right hand side as there should be. I am playing with someone and they keep sending me messages and I can't respond which is very frustrating. I have search and searched the settings and cannot find anywhere that it may be turned off or something. One time as a fluke I was able to access the global chat, but I could never get there again. Please help!
Really love this game but for some reason I cannot access the chat feature. There is no chat icon beside the notification icon on the right hand side as there should be. I am playing with someone and they keep sending me messages and I can't respond which is very frustrating. I have search and searched the settings and cannot find anywhere that it may be turned off or something. One time as a fluke I was able to access the global chat, but I could never get there again. Please help!
2024-01-31	Al*****	It's 2024 and I'm still loving this game. Great implementation of an already great board game that just flows smoothly. Everything is intuitive after a handful of plays. I would love to see some expansions in 2024, at least the two main ones (Coffee, Letters) from the physical "Big Box" edition. Any expansion would be an immediate purchase for me, and I'll bet a lot of others, given the number of 5-star reviews I see here!
It's 2024 and I'm still loving this game. Great implementation of an already great board game that just flows smoothly. Everything is intuitive after a handful of plays. I would love to see some expansions in 2024, at least the two main ones (Coffee, Letters) from the physical "Big Box" edition. Any expansion would be an immediate purchase for me, and I'll bet a lot of others, given the number of 5-star reviews I see here!
2023-11-16	Gr*****	Fun Fact: The original working title for this game was Constantinople. You see... Istanbul was Constantinople Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople Been a long time gone, Constantinople Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night Every gal in Constantinople Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople So if you've a date in Constantinople She'll be waiting in Istanbul.
Fun Fact: The original working title for this game was Constantinople. You see... Istanbul was Constantinople Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople Been a long time gone, Constantinople Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night Every gal in Constantinople Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople So if you've a date in Constantinople She'll be waiting in Istanbul.
2023-11-12	Ma*****	Great app implementation of one of my favorite games! However, can you all please update the app icon for Android/Google Pixel? It's just the tiny square icon surrounded by a white circle. The Istanbul icon doesn't fill the entire space. (To fix, I believe you need to upload an adaptive circle icon for Android that doesn't have anything go over the icon borders)
Great app implementation of one of my favorite games! However, can you all please update the app icon for Android/Google Pixel? It's just the tiny square icon surrounded by a white circle. The Istanbul icon doesn't fill the entire space. (To fix, I believe you need to upload an adaptive circle icon for Android that doesn't have anything go over the icon borders)
2023-10-28	Es*****	The digital version is as good as the physical version! It's amazing! I think it would have been better to have added the Letter and Coffee expansions. It would have made the game mare fun and heavier. I also think there should be a harder level AI. Even hard AI is easy. Nonetheless, this game is amazing and I highly recommend it.
The digital version is as good as the physical version! It's amazing! I think it would have been better to have added the Letter and Coffee expansions. It would have made the game mare fun and heavier. I also think there should be a harder level AI. Even hard AI is easy. Nonetheless, this game is amazing and I highly recommend it.
2023-05-06	St*****	This is a fantastic port that really streamlines the gameplay and set-up. The physical game might take a group of 3 players over an hour to setup, play and tear down can now be started and completed in less than 10 minutes which is fantastic. Also, unlike other board game apps, it's very smooth and there's virtually no lag or bugs I've seen. An expansion would make this even better but as it stands now, this is pretty much everything you can ask for in a board game app.
This is a fantastic port that really streamlines the gameplay and set-up. The physical game might take a group of 3 players over an hour to setup, play and tear down can now be started and completed in less than 10 minutes which is fantastic. Also, unlike other board game apps, it's very smooth and there's virtually no lag or bugs I've seen. An expansion would make this even better but as it stands now, this is pretty much everything you can ask for in a board game app.
2022-03-16	De*****	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.
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.
2022-01-01	Jo*****	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.
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.