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Early boxed sets of Talisman 1st Edition coming off the production line - photo generously donated by Steve Jackson.
Playing the Talisman prototype: Bob Harris is opposite the camera, Ian Livingstone has his
designer glasses on. On the right is Albie Fiore, GW's Production Manager.
Not sure who the person is with his back to the camera.
Characters by 5-year old son (see Stranger New Worlds article)
Talisman - Small Magic01 - 5 New Adventure Cards - Available for download!
The Full Collection!
Tower 'o Talisman
My Talisman-inspired resident advisor doorboard at St. Cloud State University, 1991-1992
Characters by 3-year old daughter (see Stranger New Worlds article)
Druid - Talisman Second Edition
Monk - Talisman Second Edition

Talisman (1983)

Players
2–6
Best: 3, 4
Playing time
240–240 min
Age
9+
6.36
Average rating
5,781
Ratings
2.18/5
Weight
#3228
BGG rank
Top 5,000
Alternate names:Magia i Miecz +2 more
Designer:Robert Harris
Artist:Gary Chalk, Peter Andrew Jones, Christos Achilleos, Ryszard Antoniszczak
Publisher:Games Workshop Ltd. +11 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 5, Luck 7, Interaction 5, Complexity 4.4, Theme 9
Strategy5.0
Luck7.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity4.4
Theme9.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

FantasyExplorationAdventureFightingVariable Player PowersRole PlayingRoll / Spin and MoveDice Rolling

Overview

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

Expansions

Talisman: The Adventure
Talisman: Expansion Set
Talisman Dragons
Talisman: City
The Talisman: Dungeon
Talisman: Timescape
Talisman Sorcerers Tower Expansion (fan expansion for Talisman)
Magia i Miecz: Jaskinia
Talisman Quests: The Rainforest (fan expansion for Talisman)
The Jewel in the Crown
Talisman (Second Edition): White Dwarf #115 Cards
Talisman 2nd Edition: Le Héraut Citadel #4 Cards
Talisman (Second Edition): Le Héraut Citadel #2 Cards
The Vampire's Keep (fan expansion for Talisman)
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