# Constantinople Board Game

> Solitaire historical wargame of the Byzantine Empire's history. (iPhone/iPad app by Marian Gablovsky.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/constantinople-board-game/id1204981434 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Marian Gablovsky](https://appshunter.io/developer/1121041384)
- Category: Games, Board, Strategy
- Price: $2.99
- Rating: 3.90/5 from 18 App Store ratings · 13 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 58 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2017-03-14
- Data updated: 2026-08-28
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/constantinople-board-game/id1204981434/reviews.md

## What is Constantinople Board Game?

Constantinople is a solitaire historical wargame covering the millennium-long history of the Byzantine empire, from the foundation of Constantinople in AD330 until its fall in AD1453. You will use military might as well as diplomacy and outright bribery to keep the many opposing forces at bay for as long as possible. Can you outlive the historic Byzantine empire, or will your efforts be relegated to an obscure footnote in the history books?

Constantinople is not a highly detailed, historically accurate simulation of the history of the Byzantine Empire, but is historically based and gives a sense of the real situation of the Byzantine Empire throughout its existence, and provides some insights into the history surrounding Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire. 

App is optimized for iPhone but playable on iPad (just bigger).

Short gameplay video: https://youtu.be/lBMwh4gbDPw

Original board game design: Steve Ashing (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/89972/steve-ashing)
Board game art: Ilya Kudriashov (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ilya_kudriashov/)
Music: "The Descent" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Other sounds: "Medieval Fanfare" tobyk (https://www.freesound.org/people/tobyk/sounds/26198/)

App is created with permission from original game designer and graphic artist.

## Key features

- Solitaire historical wargame
- Simulates Byzantine Empire's history
- Military, diplomacy, and bribery mechanics
- Historically based gameplay
- Optimized for iPhone, playable on iPad

## Chart rankings

- #172 in Top Paid · Board (US App Store)

## Recent user reviews (10 of 13)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/constantinople-board-game/id1204981434/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Still great in 2026!

*2026-02-22*

Just had to say this game is still great after all these years. The app works flawlessly. And yes, you can win. I’ve won a few times, I even had a high-score “crushing victory.” Of course there’s luck, but you have to strategize resource management too. I’ll leave my original review below for context. Thank you, developer, for keeping this great game updated and working. It’s really good. 

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Original Review:

This is a fantastic solo strategy game. It’s challenging without being frustrating, and the user interface and design are perfect. It’s easy to learn but you really have to balance your decisions. So well done.

I like that it’s minimalistic, like playing with a deck of cards. No IAP, just one low premium price. No ads.

Thank you developer for making this game! It’s one of the best card games I’ve found in the App Store and it will stay on my phone. I happily support good independent developers like this.

**Developer response:** Thanks for still playing and thanks for nice review :)

### 2/5 — I guess it’s a “game”…

*2026-01-04*

… the actual amount of decision-making you have to do is minimal. It’s pretty much just “do you get lucky with the dice or not.” Not very interesting at all.

### 4/5 — Hard but Replayable

*2025-11-08*

This game is very tricky, but I find myself coming back to it again to try different strategies.
The rules section isn’t clear in some places - it could use some diagrams to explain certain game mechanics.

### 1/5 — Meh

*2025-08-11*

I am a big war board gamer and this game is fun but overly difficult for no reason. The game is typical of one where the designer got lazy and instead of adding events or other mechanics to the game they simply added AI cheating.  Very obvious with dice rolls 4 or 5 ones or twos in a row every game at critical times.  It is a basic game with some nice historical events with some simple resource management.  It could have been much better with just a little more work from the developer and not take the easy way out with the dice roll cheats.

### 1/5 — Game crash

*2020-04-30*

The game crashes at turn 30 under historical mode, preventing the player to beat it, really bad. Later, I found that when you click the eye to see the next card in deck in historical mode, the game crashes, because there is no card in deck, don’t click the eye at turn 30

### 5/5 — Awesome game!

*2020-02-05*

This is a fantastic solo strategy game. It’s challenging without being frustrating, and the user interface and design are perfect. It’s easy to learn but you really have to balance your decisions. So well done.

I like that it’s minimalistic, like playing with a deck of cards. No IAP, just one low premium price. No ads.

Thank you developer for making this game! It’s one of the best card games I’ve found in the App Store and it will stay on my phone. I happily support good independent developers like this.

### 4/5 — Simple but fun

*2018-12-03*

I wish there was even a little bit more to it visually, and it would be nice if the events cards showed the full event information by default, but this is a great little game for the money.

### 5/5 — Superb short play game

*2018-11-27*

An excellent game based on balancing competing priorities while the enemies of Byzantium are baying at the door - highly recommended

### 4/5 — Give me a map please!

*2018-06-04*

I have played a number of the states of siege boardgames. This is a fun one. I like the ‘walls’ aspect, giving you a final chance to defend the City. But as others have said, the chart with the armies moving up and down is boring and disappointing! I really want the map from the boardgame, or any map...something more interesting than a boring chart.

### 2/5 — Dull

*2017-04-24*

I'm very disappointed. The the historical map from the board game has been replaced here by a dull, generic flow chart of sorts.

## Frequently asked questions about Constantinople Board Game

### What is Constantinople Board Game?

Constantinople Board Game is a solitaire historical wargame that simulates the history of the Byzantine Empire from AD330 to AD1453. Players use military, diplomacy, and bribery to survive.

### Is Constantinople Board Game historically accurate?

The game is historically based and provides a sense of the Byzantine Empire's situation and surrounding history, but it is not a highly detailed, historically accurate simulation.

### What devices does Constantinople Board Game support?

Constantinople Board Game is optimized for iPhone and is also playable on iPad and iPod. It is designed for iOS devices.

### How much does Constantinople Board Game cost?

Constantinople Board Game is available for a one-time purchase of $2.99. There are no in-app purchases or subscriptions.

### Does Constantinople Board Game have ads?

No, Constantinople Board Game does not contain advertisements. It is a paid application with no ads.

### What is the age rating for Constantinople Board Game?

Constantinople Board Game has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of players.

### When was Constantinople Board Game last updated?

The latest version of Constantinople Board Game was released on December 31, 2024, indicating recent support and potential improvements.

### What are the gameplay mechanics in Constantinople Board Game?

Gameplay involves using military might, diplomacy, and bribery to defend against opposing forces and manage the empire's long-term survival.

## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.4 — 2024-12-31

Update to iOS 18

### 1.3 — 2018-11-05

- allow to monuments to go over 6 to unstuck game when players are super successful
- other minor fixes and updates

### 1.1 — 2017-03-22

Minor bug fixes

### 1.0 — 2017-03-14

No release notes.

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