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Feb 14, 2023·Board game video·19:07·2225·Watch on YouTube

History of Talisman - Part One | Boardgame History

Jordan Sorcery

Jordan Sorcery

Watch “History of Talisman - Part One | Boardgame History,” a board game video for Talisman from Jordan Sorcery on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by Jordan Sorcery on YouTube:

In 1983 Bob Harris and Games Workshop released one of the most successful fantasy boardgames of all time - Talisman! Over the past 40 years the game has never been out of print and has received 4 editions: the first two of which I explore in this first history of the game's development and release. Part 2 covering the later Games Workshop, Black Industries, Fantasy Flight editions, and Pegasus Spiele editions is coming soon! #talisman #gamesworkshop #boardgames #rpg #warhammer Chapters: 00:00 Open 00:30 Introduction 02:16 Bob Harris and Necromancer 04:53 1st Edition 06:29 2nd Edition 07:29 Expansions 12:45 Miniatures! 13:38 White Dwarf 14:22 Gary Chalk 15:23 The Magic & the Sword & the Cave & and the Polish Publisher 16:36 Video Games 17:14 The End of the Harris Era 17:55 Summary 18:50 Toad! Toad! Toad! Links & Sources: Robert & Deborah Harris Website - http://www.harris-authors.com/ Talisman Island 30th Anniversary Feature - https://www.talismanisland.com/features/talisman-30/ The Dice Men by Ian Livingstone Lost Minis Wiki - www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki Stuff of Legends - www.solegends.com BoardGameGeek - www.boardgamegeek.com My Calamity video! - https://youtu.be/__5BAkV5Sx8 Music: Dragon and Toast by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100251 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Jordan Sorcery Theme by Joylin Music Copyright: Images used belong to their respective copyright owners Jordan Sorcery Coat of Arms and Theme copyright @jordansorcery

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Talisman

Talisman

1983·Robert Harris

2 - 6 players
240 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

About Talisman, from BoardGameGeek:

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

Designer

Robert Harris

Artists

Christos Achilleos, Ryszard Antoniszczak, Gary Chalk, Peter Andrew Jones

Publisher

Games Workshop Ltd.

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