r/Talisman

I noticed a lot of people here were from Poland, and most of the fan made expansions I find are translated from polish, I just wondered what led the game to get such a fanbase there. I know that poles are quite fond of board games overall but Talisman is kinda random

I’ve only played 2e, but just purchased 4e because my understanding is that it’s basically the same game, with more expansions. Plus my 2e is mint so I’d rather wear this one out.

EDIT: turns out that I have the first 4e release by Black Industries, which differs from the more widely played Fantasy Flight release. It is closer to 2e and lacks the fate mechanic.

Reading through the rules, there are some anomalies:

2.4 Gaining craft: a character may gain craft by cashing in any spirits he has defeated in combat

In 2e this was not allowed, only strength could be gained in this way.

And reading further:

2.5: craft can only be gained as a result of encounters

That aligns with 2e. So which rule is the misprint?

Thanks!

I’m confused which bundles are most efficient and/or what each includes exactly. It often just says “characters”, but then there are character packs and separate expansion packs. Is there redundancy? Why isn’t there a chart or table? Itemized list? That would be appreciated

Its currently on 40% sale on Nintendo Eshop and Im thinking about getting it for my Switch 2.

Also will it be Switch 2 upgrade at some point, are we getting 5e? If so, will that 5e get free access by having 4e content already?

Thanks anyone/all

It’s time i ask this question, that i haven’t been able to emulate and see the results in talisman digital. curious if this would fly;

You decide to make an early push for the end, but you’re short on (craft or strength). Your only worry is getting through the portal of power because you have a fail safe in the (mines or crypt). The rules for terrain cards state that if you are moved to a space that no longer exists, nothing happens, and you remain on the space. So let’s say you roll 3 dice in the inner region for strength or craft, and you have a (normally insufficient roll) that sends you to the warlocks cave, for example. but the warlocks cave no longer exists, because you’ve strategically terraformed it with a terrain card, using a spell or something. so, you stay on the (mines or crypt), and move forward next turn?

because when you subtract your roll is equal to or lower than your (strength or craft), the space says “0) Stay Here”.

So, if I stay here, i’m moving forward next turn… right?

I am an old guy who picked up Talisman Digital Classic from Steam (with virtually all expansions) to play while I am dealing with some medical issues. It's a great game and I enjoy it. However I need a bit of help from people who know the game. I am playing with dungeon, highlands, woodlands and city active. Originally when I played, after I completed a Warlock quest I was offered the choice of a talisman or a treasure. If I chose the treasure I was offered a choice of a half dozen or so treasures. Now I am only given a random treasure and no choice. I tried ticking and unticking the house rules for dungeon for treasures but the random treasure appears if it is selected and I am not given any choices (only the talisman) if it is not selected. Clearly I must have done something wrong or ticked some house rule selection which took away my ability to choose a Warlock treasure. I was hoping that one of you -- with your younger minds and more extensive knowledge of the game might help the old housebound player.

Hi everyone! I'm pretty sure I figured out the rule for this, but I wanted to see if there were other interpretations.

On the Cataclysm board, if you fight and defeat another player on the Valley of Fire, is there anything preventing you from taking their Talisman (thus preventing their entry to the Crown, and forcing them to make the trek back to the Middle Region)?

The reason I ask is because the Plain of Peril specifically states that you can only take a Life from a character you defeat there. The Valley of Fire space doesn't say that, so I assume it's not the same...but it does seem pretty odd that the two are different. The base game rules state that as long as you are not on the Crown space, battles between characters in the Inner Region are treated the same as they are in the other regions.