Talisman (1983)

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..

Expanded by:

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

Also by:

• Talisman 2nd Edition - White Dwarf #72 Cards
• Talisman 2nd Edition - White Dwarf #115 Cards

Re-implemented by:

• Talisman (third edition)
• Talisman (fourth edition)

Game contents (2nd edition)

• Rules
• Questions & Answers
• Board (jigsaw cut into 4 sections)
• 6 Character Stands
• 196 Cards:
  • 104 Adventure Cards:
    • 24 Enemy (Ape, 2 Bandit, Bear, 2 Boar, Demon, 3 Dragon, 2 Ghost (different), Giant, 2 Goblin, 2 Hobgoblin, Lion, 2 Ogre, Serpent, Spectre, Wolf, Wraith)
    • 14 Event (Angel, Blizzard, Book of Spells, Cursed by Hag, Devil, Evil Darkness, Imp, Market Day, Magical Vortex, Mephistopheles, Pestilence, Poltergeist, Raiders, Storm)
    • 10 Followers (Alchemist, Gnome, 2 Guide, Maiden, Mercenary, Pixie, Prince, Princess, Unicorn)
    • 13 Magical Objects (Amulet, Cross, Holy Grail, Holy Lance, Magic Belt, Potion of Strength, Ring, Runesword, Solomon's Crown, 2 Talisman, Wand)
    • 25 Objects (Armour, Axe, 13 Bag of Gold, 3 2 Bags of Gold, Helmet, Mule, Raft, Shield, 2 Sword, Water Bottle)
    • 9 Places (Cave, Fountain Of Wisdom, Magic Portal, Magic Stream, Market, Marsh, Maze, Pool Of Life, Shrine)
    • 9 Strangers (Enchanter, Fairy, Healer, Hermit, Mage, Phantom, Siren, Sorceror, Witch)
  • 4 Alignment Change Cards
  • 14 Character Cards (Assassin, Druid, Elf, Dwarf, Ghoul, Monk, Priest, Prophetess, Minstrel, Sorceress, Thief, Troll, Warrior, Wizard)
  • 14 Playing Piece Cards (Assassin, Druid, Elf, Dwarf, Ghoul, Monk, Priest, Prophetess, Minstrel, Sorceress, Thief, Troll, Warrior, Wizard)
  • 28 Purchase Cards (4 Armour, 4 Axe, 4 Helmet, 4 Mule, 1 Raft, 4 Shield, 3 Sword, 4 Water Bottle)
  • 24 Spell Cards (1 Alchemy, 1 Acquisition, 2 Counterspell, 1 Destroy Magic, 2 Destruction, 1 Divination, 2 Healing, 1 Hex, 2 Immobility, 1 Invisibility, 1 Mesmerism, 1 Nullify, 1 Preservation, 2 Psionic Blast, 2 Random, 2 Teleport, 1 Temporal Warp)
  • 4 Talisman Cards
  • 4 Toad Cards
• 140 Counters:
  • 40 Craft - blue (10 each of 1, 2, 3, and 4)
  • 20 Life - green (6 of 1, 4 of 2, 4 of 3, 6 of 4)
  • 40 Strength - red (10 each of 1, 2, 3, and 4)
  • 40 Bag of Gold - yellow
• 1 6-sided die