THE BEST OF BURSA: HIGHLIGHTING THE BEST OF BURSA, TURKEY
So, you’ve come to Bursa. You’ve toured the sites and loved every minute of savoring platters of Iskender, buying silks in Kozahan, hiking Uludag, seeing the storks of Uluabat Lake, watching Hacivat and Karagoz in their shadow puppet brilliance, and buying olives in Gemlik. Now it’s time to return home, but you don’t want to forget all the wonderful memories you had and things you learned while here! Well my friends, there’s good news for you. A board game specifically about Bursa might be just the souvenir you need: Bilgin Bursa by Toli Games.

Our family discovered this little gem and thoroughly enjoyed a night of Bursa-centric fun. The game is divided into three rounds: Round 1 is purely visual…draw a card and find it’s matching picture on the board using your token. (We played this round several times as it was the easiest for our young children.) Round 2 requires a bit more knowledge, asking the player what county a certain attraction is found in (Fear not! A few visits to the Best of Bursa archives will have you ready in no time!) Round 3 is general trivia about Bursa. Don’t worry if you don’t know the answers to these ones as well because it’s just as fun to learn as you go!

If you’ve ever been to our fabulous city, you’ll love reliving your experiences with this colorful and educational game! Appropriate for all ages. Currently only available in Turkish, but the game is still very new! Give it some time and perhaps an English version will be offered. International shipping is currently not available so be sure to pick up your game while in town. Learn more at ToliGames.com, a Bursa-native business!

** This post contains no affiliate links. The Best of Bursa has received no compensation for our review of this game. 

What is your favorite memory in Bursa?

19 Comments

  1. DİYAEDDİN AY

    Bursa gitmeden bu oyunu oynayarak şehri keşfedebilirsiniz. Gezerken İyi ki Bu Oyunu Oynamışım dersiniz. Oyunu edinmek ve oynamak için erken davranan kazanır.

    • Emily

      Çok iyi bir fikir!

  2. Volkan ÖZDEMİR

    👍

  3. Eda

    Hi! I played the game with my children. It is really entertaining and educational as well. Thanks Toli games!

    • Emily

      We played it with our kids as well…our oldest is 6 so it was interesting! What age-group are your kids? Were all three rounds enjoyable for them?

  4. Emek

    Çok güzel oyun

  5. Fatma Tunçel

    Great board game ever 🎲 You can learn everthing about Bursa with this game. Try it !
    English version would be very fine🤩

    • Emily

      It’s true! We loved learning more about our fabulous city!

      • Līga Buzere

        It would be nice to play the game and remember wonderful sights and moments in Bursa. Great idea!

  6. Angel

    Öğrencilerime kesinlikle tavsiye edebileceğim bir oyun. Bursa daha eğlenceli öğretilemezdi :))

    • Paweł

      I think the game is very goog because it combines learning with fun. It is worthy of recommendation.

  7. Carlos

    Quality time and memories of the place and the people, now on a board game? An opportunity for more quality time, in family!

    • Emily

      Right?! It just gets better and better!

      • Gunta Jakobsone

        This game is an opportunity to return to Bursa, to remember all the nice places and wonderful people. Great idea and great result!

    • Esra

      Bursa’da yaşayan biri olarak çocuğuma şehrin her türlü özelliğini tanıtma olanağını, eğlenceli bir şekilde sunan bu oyunu çok beğendim, sadece Bursalılar’a değil Bursa’yı tanımak ve tanıtmak isteyen herkese tavsiye ederim 😉👌

  8. Ali Yılmaz Türkyilmaz

    Hi everyone. Bilgin Bursa game is very useful game for you and your children. If you come to visit Bursa, you can lead your memories to your country with this game and always remember this visit. This game is also useful for your brain. While playing with this game, your strategy level, your logically thinking level, and your memory level will improve and will be better than before by playing regularly. So I recommend everyone to buy this game with peace of mind.

  9. Sonja

    Memories are based on vivid images of places and anchor emotionally in shared times with cheerful, precious people. Great option for everybody to playfully encounter places and relive times spent with dear friends!

  10. selçuk acun

    This great game was designed by the best game designers of Turkey such as İbrahim Halil Demir and Tahsin Üstündağ.
    Before this board game, they desinged ‘Bilgin Türkiye ‘. They are the professional of board game desingners.

  11. çağrı oğuz

    Çok başarılı tasarlanmış bir oyun ve eğlenceli. Oyunun tasarımcısı ve yazarları ile bir söyleşi yapsanız .Ayrıca böyle isabetli gözlemleriniz için sizi de tebrik ederim.

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