Cover art for Talisman

Talisman

1983 · BGG
Avg rating
6.37
Bayes rating
6.01
Weight
2.18 (Medium Light)
Players
2-6
Playtime
4 hr
Ratings count
5,629

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Description

The game board represents a fantasy land. Players chose a character from a list of semi-standard fantasy types: Barbarian, Wizard, Monk, etc. The objective of the game is to travel through the land encountering event cards and gathering strength along the way. Hopefully players will eventually become powerful enough to travel to the center of the board, endure the trials there and take the Crown of Command for the victory. There were also several expansions released for this game, which add new character choices and new places to travel.

Part of the Talisman series of games and expansions published by Games Workshop Ltd..

The first edition differs from the second only in the box cover art and the cards, which were printed in black and white (same artwork as the second edition, though). The first edition had no expansions.

Expanded by:

 Talisman: Expansion Set
 Talisman: The Adventure
 The Talisman Dungeon
 Talisman Timescape
 Talisman City
 Talisman Dragons


Also by:

 The Jewel in the Crown
 Talisman (Second Edition): White Dwarf #115 Cards


Re-implemented by:

 Talisman (Third Edition)
 Talisman: Revised 4th Edition




Mechanics

Dice Rolling Role Playing Roll / Spin and Move Variable Player Powers

Themes

Adventure Fantasy Fighting

Publishers

Altar Games Casper Gallimard Games Workshop Ltd. Kod Kod Pelito Protocol Productions R.I.P.A. Schmidt Spiele Sfera Ventura International Äventyrsspel

Designers

Robert Harris