The heatwave sapped our energy for anything too taxing tonight, so we brought out Istanbul, one of our favorite lighter games. But to add a little spice we added our un-played Mocha & Baksheesh expansion. It adds a new resource (coffee), four new locations, and event cards you can use instead of moving your piece. The extra locations makes the play area feel much larger, making efficient movement significantly harder, at least until you’re able to get some of the new expansion powers, especially the one that allows you to move unlimited spaces in one direction.
We enjoyed the expansion enough that we’ll probably always use it in the future, unless we're teaching new players.
