Cats & the Eye of the Bosphorus — an online hidden-role game scenario
The maze of the Grand Bazaar, old locked shops and a ruby that legends purr about.
▶ Play this scenarioThe story
Istanbul's cats own the city, and the Grand Bazaar is no exception. Legend has it that a hundred years ago the ruby “Eye of the Bosphorus” was lost somewhere in the bazaar. In an old coffee house a ginger cat got its paws on a scrap of a map: the ruby lies in one of three old locked shops. The cats want to find it and return it to the old master jeweller before the bazaar closes in the evening. But one of the cats is a secret Sneak: it loves a good mystery and quietly stalls so that nobody finds the ruby.
Roles
Build the route from the bazaar gates to the shop with the ruby “Eye of the Bosphorus” so it can go back to the old master jeweller.
Stall: the bazaar must close before the cats find the ruby.
Items
Event cards let you break other players' items, help cards repair them. With a broken item you can't play path cards.
The twist
Cat's intuition. Everyone holds one more card.
A bit of history
The Grand Bazaar (Kapalıçarşı) was begun soon after 1453 on the orders of Sultan Mehmed II. Today it is one of the largest covered markets in the world: dozens of vaulted streets and thousands of shops. Cats are full-time residents here — shopkeepers feed them, and they keep the goods safe from mice.
🗝️ This place is also in the game Two Keys →
FAQ
How many players do I need for “Cats & the Eye of the Bosphorus”?
From 3 to 10. If you are short of friends, bots fill the empty seats: they build the route, scout the goals and even bluff in the chat.
What makes “Cats & the Eye of the Bosphorus” different from the other scenarios?
Cat's intuition: Everyone holds one more card.
Do I need to download anything or sign up?
No. The game is free and runs in the browser on a phone or a computer: all you need is a name and a room code.