NorthSultan

Hall X

North SultanMeydan

Everyone is the same token. Your feet make the difference.

The old polo ground in front of the palace gates is full again: striped grass, a sandstone border, gilded goals at either end, tents and pennants along the sides. Form a party with your friends and take the field 2v2, 3v3 or 4v4. The server runs the match; nobody's phone can bend it.

For ages 13+. No stakes: nothing is put up in any match; matches are played for rating, league and tier. Money buys looks only; speed, kick and size are the same for everyone.
North Sultan: Meydan: Doğan Ağa in his red vest, a leather ball under his arm, smiling at the edge of a pitch hung with pennants
No horse? Use your feet!

Why North Sultan: Meydan?

The noise of a five-a-side pitch, the grace of the palace and an honest field. Every match you win belongs only to your team's feet and how well you play together.

2v2, 3v3, 4v4

Short, fast matches: three minutes or five goals. You choose the team size; the pitch grows with the teams.

Everyone is the same token

Same size, same speed, same kick. Kits, balls and goal effects are looks only; nothing you buy changes the game.

No bots in ranked

A ranked match always starts with real players. In Quick Match a computer filling an empty seat is always labelled "Yedek" (substitute).

An assist is a goal

The passer earns as much as the scorer. The player of the match is not the top scorer but whoever helped the team most.

Free cups

The Daily Meydan Cup and the Weekend Cup; entry is free, rewards are titles, frames and looks.

No ads, no boxes

No ad after the match, no random reward box, no energy timer. Talim Meydanı training plays offline.

From the pitch

Lale (tulip) red, Çini (tile) blue; a gold ring around your own token. The pictures are from the game itself.

  • A 3v3 match kicks off: red Lale and blue Çini tokens on a pitch with a tiled border, the ball at the guest player's feet in the centre; the scoreboard shows 0–0 and 3:00, PAS and VUR buttons at the bottom right
    3v3
  • The Meydan lobby: the palace walls and tents at golden hour, the player's token medallion, cards for Quick Match, Ranked, Friends Room, Talim Meydanı and Cup, and the PLAY NOW button
    Lobby
  • A 2v2 match on a computer: keyboard help under the pitch (WASD run, X or Space kick, C pass, 1–8 chat)
    2v2 · keyboard

One thumb runs, the other kicks

Hold the phone sideways. Wherever you put your thumb on the left half, the stick appears there; two buttons on the right are all you need.

  • Stick

    A small push walks, a full push runs. Move into the ball gently and it stays at your feet.

    Left-handed layout and button size in the settings.

  • Kick

    The ball goes along the line from your token to the ball: you aim with your body. Press early and you kick the moment you touch it.

    Bounce it off the wall, find your own angle.

  • Pass

    To the best-placed teammate in the stick's direction, with power scaled to the distance. The server computes it; it gives nobody an edge.

    Prefer Classic? VUR only.

  • Quick chat

    "Eline sağlık!" (well played), "Pas ver kardeşim!" (pass it), "Kaleye dön!" (back to goal): with strangers only friendly preset lines and emotes.

    Keyboard: WASD, X, C and 1–8.

Four doors, one field

A quick match, ranked for rating, your own rules with friends, or training with the coaches.

  • Quick Match: an embroidered leather ball on the grass beside a gilded goalpost and green pennants
    Quick Match

    2v2, 3v3 or 4v4; alone or with a party of four. Labelled Yedek substitutes fill empty seats after 10 seconds.

  • Ranked: a silver and gold cup on velvet at sunset, pennants behind
    Ranked

    A separate Meydan Rating for 3v3 and 2v2; solo, duo or trio. Unlocks at level 5 after 10 Quick Matches.

  • Friends Room: a green tent on the grass, tea glasses on a carpet and a leather ball
    Friends Room

    Invite from your friends list; you choose the time, score limit, team size and Golden Goal. Even 1v1.

  • Talim Meydanı: cones lined up on the grass before the palace gate, a leather ball and a whistle on a bench
    Talim Meydanı

    Eight coaches, each with two short drills and a match against the coach's team. No internet needed.

Eight coaches, eight skills

Doğan Ağa's training order: each coach teaches one skill, then takes the field with their team. Whoever finishes gets the coach's own kit or look.

Rating, tiers and cups

Ranked matches change your Meydan Rating; it is earned on the pitch only and never sold.

  • Two ladders

    3v3 is the main ladder, 2v2 the second; each has its own rating. The first 10 matches are placement matches.

  • Tiers

    Acemi, Çırak, Kalfa, Usta, Ağa, Bey, Paşa and Vezir. Tiers and titles are earned by playing.

  • Balanced teams

    Teams are built so their ratings balance; the range widens the longer you wait. Arranged matches earn no rating.

  • Weekend Cup

    Ranked matches collect cup points. Entry is free; rewards are titles, frames and looks.

Nobody plays the ball alone

Meydan is the tenth hall of the studio's shared legend, The Legend of the Star Stone, and opens after the Billiards Pavilion, in the first spring after the Black Winter.

  1. No horse? Use your feet

    Akyel had grown old and nobody was left to play polo on horseback. Doğan Ağa dropped a leather ball on the field and shouted to the young janissaries: "No horse? Use your feet!"

  2. Two goals in chalk

    The apprentices chased the ball and crashed into each other. Sina Hoca drew two goals on the ground: "If ten chase one ball, it belongs to nobody. Split up and pass."

  3. Erlik's purse

    Erlik Han came on a crowded day: "Let the losers hand the winners a purse." Nilüfer Sultan laughed: "Here the loser shakes the winner's hand, and that is all."

  4. Hızır's bread

    Then Erlik whispered in their ears: "Keep the ball, score it yourself." Hızır broke a loaf in two: "Bread multiplies when it is shared. So does the ball." Since then an assist is worth a goal.

Read the legend Previous: The Angle Never Lies

On the pitch in three steps

  1. Download and sign in

    Start right away as a guest or sign in with your North Sultan account, the same Apple or Google account you use for okey, batak, chess, backgammon, pişti, Saray Topu, Sultan Blast or Bilardo Sultan.

  2. Warm up with Doğan Ağa

    Learn the stick, VUR and PAS in the first chapter of Talim Meydanı, and Doğan Ağa hands you his red vest.

  3. Form your party

    Call your friends into your party, choose the team size and take the field. After the match both teams shake hands.

Fair and responsible play

North Sultan: Meydan is a game of skill and teamwork; there are no stakes in matches: nothing is put up, nothing is paid to the winner; matches are played for rating, the weekly league and tiers. Cup entry is free; the rewards are titles, frames and looks. Nothing of monetary value can be won in the game. There are no ads, no random reward boxes, no energy timers and no power sold for money; everyone is the same token. The game is for ages 13 and up.

In an online match your app only sends the stick and button state; the server computes where the ball and the tokens go, the goals and the rules. A ranked match never starts with a computer player; when someone leaves, a labelled Yedek takes the seat so the others can finish. With strangers only preset quick-chat lines are used; voice chat exists only in friends' parties and private rooms. Details: Meydan Guide. In the app, Profile › Settings › Responsible Play lets you take a break or exclude yourself.

Frequently asked questions

Do I have to pay to play?

No. Download and play right away; Quick Match, Ranked, Friends Room, Talim Meydanı and the cups are free. Kits, balls and goal effects also unlock by levelling up and beating the coaches, and they are cosmetic only.

Does anything I buy affect the match?

No. Everyone is the same token: same size, same speed, same kick. No item, membership or purchase changes a player's speed, kick, size or Meydan Rating. Ranked matches are played on the same standard pitch for everyone.

Can I sign in with my account from other North Sultan games?

Yes. North Sultan games share one account: your level, profile, friends and messages are the same in North Sultan: 101 Okey, North Sultan: Batak, North Sultan: Satranç, North Sultan: Okey, North Sultan: Tavla, North Sultan: Pişti, North Sultan: Saray Topu, North Sultan: Sultan Blast and North Sultan: Bilardo Sultan. If your account is linked to Apple or Google, sign in with the same account.

Are there stakes in the game?

No. In Meydan nothing is put up in a match; you gain nothing by winning and give nothing by losing. Matches are played for rating, league and tier. That is the custom of the field: the loser shakes the winner's hand, and that is all.

Can my opponents or teammates be computer players?

A ranked match never starts with a computer player; a computer only takes the seat of a player who leaves, so the others can finish. In Quick Match, seats not filled within 10 seconds are taken by computer players. They are always shown with the "Yedek" label and never receive rewards, rating or titles.

What are the rules?

The pitch is walled and the ball bounces off the walls; there are no throw-ins, corners, offside, fouls or cards. A match lasts 3 minutes (4 in 4v4) and the first team to 5 goals wins at once. A level ranked match goes to a Golden Goal of up to 90 seconds. The team that conceded kicks off. Details: Meydan Guide.

How do I play on the same team as my friends?

Form a party in the lobby and invite up to three people from your friends list. When the party leader starts a Quick Match or Ranked, you all land on the same team. To play by your own rules, open a Friends Room.

Is there voice chat?

Voice chat exists only in friends' parties and private friend rooms: everyone can listen, VIP members can speak. There is no voice chat with strangers during Ranked or Quick Match, and conversations are never recorded.

What happens if my connection drops?

Your seat is held for 20 seconds; return in time (even after closing and reopening the app) and you carry on where you left off. If you stay away longer, a labelled Yedek takes your seat. Leaving a ranked match early counts as a loss and keeps you out of the ranked queue for a short while; no Gold is ever taken.

How do I delete my account?

In the app, Profile › Delete My Account. If you cannot reach the app, use the web form. The account is shared by every North Sultan game, so deleting it also deletes your progress in the other games.

All questions and support

The ball is down, the team is ready

The tents are up and the pennants are flying. Download, take the field as a guest right away, or sign in with your North Sultan account; call your friends into your party and take the field together.