Talisman (third edition) (1994)

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Designer	Jervis Johnson
Artist	Wayne England Geoff Taylor
Publisher	Games Workshop Ltd.
Year Published	1994
# of Players	2 − 8
User Suggested # of Players	(Not best with any number) Recommended with 2, 3, 4, 5 players (8 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	120 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	9 and up
User Suggested Ages	8 and up (1 voter) [poll]
Language Dependence	Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable (4 voters) [poll]
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Category	Adventure Exploration Fantasy Fighting
Mechanic	Dice Rolling Role Playing Roll / Spin and Move Variable Player Powers
Expansion	Talisman 3rd Edition (Reprint) - Game Trade Magazine #37 Characters Talisman 3rd Edition - Lost Characters Talisman 3rd Edition - White Dwarf #177 Characters Talisman 3rd Edition - White Dwarf #179 Characters Talisman 3rd Edition - White Dwarf #186 Characters Talisman 3rd Edition: City of Adventure Talisman 3rd Edition: Dragon's Tower Talisman 3rd Edition: Dungeon of Doom The Vampire's Keep (fan expansion for Talisman) Show More »
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The third edition of one of Games Workshop's most popular boardgames. Differs from first & second edition Talisman significantly.

Enter a world of fantastic heroic adventure, where magic really works and monsters roam the land. You are an adventurer on a quest to retrieve the fabled Crown of Command from its fearsome guardian, the Dragon King. You must find one of the Magic Talismans that will allow you to enter the Dragon King's lair and then defeat him in mortal combat. On your quest you will encounter powerful enemies, discover friends and magical artifacts, and meet strange beings. Finally, when you have gained sufficient power, you can confront the Dragon King in your bid to secure the Crown of Command.

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

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Talisman (third edition)

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Second Edition

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Year: 2000

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4.00 pounds

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Talisman (third edition)

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First edition

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Year: 1994

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3.00 pounds

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Talisman (third edition)

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French first edition

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4.00 pounds

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Talisman 3rd Edition: Dragon's Tower General Looking for Dragon parts Dragon's tower	2011-11-30	lucmaher	6
Talisman 3rd Edition: Dragon's Tower General Do you "mount" the Tower everytime or you have stored it already built?	2010-12-11	rsitaly	1
Talisman 3rd Edition: Dragon's Tower General Is this expansion difficult to mount?	2010-07-11	rsitaly	2
Talisman 3rd Edition: City of Adventure General Board Sections	2009-02-15	ScooterinAB	0
Talisman 3rd Edition: City of Adventure General charactere cards	2008-09-05	Massacreur	2
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Talisman 3rd Edition: Dragon's Tower General Can anyone help find me a dragon!	2008-08-11	stebai	3
Talisman 3rd Edition: Dragon's Tower General Dragon model, don't pay over the odds on eBay...	2007-07-23	Wibblenut	2
Talisman 3rd Edition: Dungeon of Doom General expansion characters	2006-05-02	pdubyah	0
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Random Character Chart

This chart sets up character selection randomly using percentile dice. All 3rd edition characters are included.

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Character Special Abilities Generator

This addition allows for every character in the game to have a secret special ability or item. These items and skills add some variety to the standard Talisman characters.

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2008-01-29

Talisman-FerrymanHouseRules-PartI.doc

Talisman 3rd edition rules variant. MSWord format.

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2006-12-04

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Board Game Rank:	1191
Thematic Rank:	202
Num Ratings:	1110
Average Rating:	6.47
Standard Deviation:	1.77
Num Views:	91155
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Personal Comments:	403
Users Owning:	1369
Users Wanting:	45
Users Trading:	78 [find trade matches]
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Talisman 3rd Edition (Reprint) - Game Trade Magazine #37 Characters

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Num Ratings	5
Average Rating	8.20
Average Weight	0.00

Num Owned	5
Prev. Owned	1
For Trade	0
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Wishlist	2
Comments	0
Year Published	2003

Talisman 3rd Edition - Lost Characters

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Num Ratings	4
Average Rating	7.00
Average Weight	0.00

Num Owned	14
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Wishlist	3
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Year Published	2002

Talisman 3rd Edition - White Dwarf #177 Characters

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Average Rating	6.83
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Num Owned	25
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Year Published	1994

Talisman 3rd Edition - White Dwarf #179 Characters

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Average Rating	7.00
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Num Owned	26
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Wishlist	2
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Year Published	1994

Talisman 3rd Edition - White Dwarf #186 Characters

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Num Ratings	8
Average Rating	7.00
Average Weight	0.00

Num Owned	24
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Year Published	1994

Talisman 3rd Edition: City of Adventure

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Num Ratings	262
Average Rating	6.82
Average Weight	1.96

Num Owned	443
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Wishlist	27
Comments	75
Year Published	1994

Talisman 3rd Edition: Dragon's Tower

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Num Ratings	206
Average Rating	7.08
Average Weight	2.00

Num Owned	327
Prev. Owned	25
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Comments	71
Year Published	1995

Talisman 3rd Edition: Dungeon of Doom

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Num Ratings	264
Average Rating	6.85
Average Weight	1.91

Num Owned	452
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Comments	74
Year Published	1994

The Vampire's Keep (fan expansion for Talisman)

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