When Mehmed II, the Conqueror, captured Constantinople in 1453, the official name (allegedly) became Islambol. However, the old nickname for The City stuck, becoming official in the 20th century -- İstanbul.

Card Text

(8) İstanbul (Earth)

Turkish • Inspiration • Location

Tartisma - Reveal: You may discard a location. If you do not, choose an opponent. That opponent's rolls get -1 this round.

Yeni san: All of your attack rolls that are made "at +0" are made at +2 instead.

"If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul." - Alphonse de Lamartine

Illus. Chuck Lukacs • Set 7 • P57/100

Tournament Promo

İstanbul was the tournament participation card in July of 2007.

Rulings

• The Yeni san ability specifically replaces the bonus of attacks made "at +0" (such as with Shurikan). It does not affect attacks whose overall modifier is +0.

History in Brief

İstanbul (not Constantinople)

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Trivia

• One theory of the city's name is that it's the bastardization of the Greek phrase "to the City."

Links

• Istanbul on Wikipedia
•  İstanbul in the Encyclopædia Anachronistica