Jon New
United Kingdom
Sunny West Yorkshire
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(Also posted on the FFG forums)
On the 24th of February, Talisman Island will turn a youthful 13...
I have decided to give a bit of advance warning for the competition, as it will require a little thought and preparation.
What I have in mind, is for people to have a go at creating a mini-expansion of 13 items. Each component will count towards the total, hence a little thought is required!
There will be a couple of prizes up for grabs, namely a copy of Talisman: The Dragon and a set of promo cards (Doppelganger and Instructor). I am not sure what else I have around the place, but there may (or may not) be other bits to score of interest.
Even if you already have a copy of something offered as a prize, it would be cool to get some entries in and you have the option of passing on the prize should you win, which will help spread the Talisman Love about the place...
Rules will be kept to a minimum, though most will concern how to get to your Lucky 13 components -
Characters must come with a playing token, so that will take up 2 of your slots.
Rules or Info cards will count as 1, even if a Rules sheet spreads to 3 pages (this allows for an A3 sized piece of paper to be used to print a four page rules booklet, though how complicated can a dozen cards be???)
Ummm... that's about it. I told you they would be kept to a minimum.
More news later as time allows and as more ideas spring into my head!
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Great Idea, I am really looking forward to this and will definitely take part!
Are we supposed to draw/create our own graphics or are we allowed to re-use any graphics from elsewhere?
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Jon New
United Kingdom
Sunny West Yorkshire
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Well, of course if this was for sale or profit it would be one thing, but as these are likely to just be "placeholders" I think we will be okay.
To be honest, if the cards have no art it will not influence the judging anyway, so "stick men" would be fine for me. But I shall leave it to the individual entrants.
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Andy Allardyce
Canada
Toronto
Ontario
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Would multiple copies of the same card be counted as 1 component, or would each card be counted individually?
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Jon New
United Kingdom
Sunny West Yorkshire
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Multiples would add to the component count. So this will be 13 bits of card/paper complete.
It should be a cool challenge to (a) come up with something interesting in 13 "cards" and (b) come up with something "new".
I am not worried if it is "just" a set of 13 Adventure cards, but it need not be limited to that. You might mock up a completely new type of card or mechanic or indeed a themed set of cards with a Character, Spells and other equipment.
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Jon New
United Kingdom
Sunny West Yorkshire
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Just posted to the FFG forums:
Another point recently asked was about reusing existing components for the competition.
I would say that if you are repurposing, say a Strength token as a marker of some sort, then it will not count towards the total of 13 components.
This would only be true if the components you are using come from the base game, as it is the only box that everyone is likely to have. I suppose you may add in additional rules for if another expansion is in use, but that would not be ideal.
I hope that makes sense!
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JC Hendee
United States
Oregon
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So any 13 carder presented that needs to use standard game components should (preferrable) be based on only components or component types found the core game.
Additional question. Can the the 13 be an introduction to something more expansive for the future? I realize it should be functional unto itself, but other than more cards for the standard decks and component types, 13 is pretty tight for something truly new.
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Jon New
United Kingdom
Sunny West Yorkshire
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The expansion would have to be playable with only 13 components, though it would of course be permissible to add to that content at some later date. Basically, it would need "to work" within the constraints given.
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Shawn Larson
United States
Oregon
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Does the rules sheet count as a component? I'm hoping not.
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Jon New
United Kingdom
Sunny West Yorkshire
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Yes it does I'm afraid.
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JC Hendee
United States
Oregon
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Okay, sounds fine. I have one old notion and one new one, so time to decide which way to go with this.
UPDATE: "Cantrips Sampler" on its way to you via emial.
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Jon New
United Kingdom
Sunny West Yorkshire
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So, that's the first entry in!
Get your thinking heads on and have a bash. I will be adding something to the site in the run up to the anniversary, but you might as well take advantage of the head start!
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I've been thinking, may I include two versions of the same card with different card types one requiring an expansion the other one fitted to be compatible with the base game but still have it count as one card?
Or am I limited to suggest printing the card and attaching another back to it?
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Jon New
United Kingdom
Sunny West Yorkshire
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If you include both options it will count as two components. You could however include it as an either/or option I guess. It would perhaps be better to stick to just including the base game version, and then adding other things as an "expansion" at a later date.
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Jon New
United Kingdom
Sunny West Yorkshire
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Just a small update.
I will be posting something on Talisman Island in the next week or so about the competition which will "officially" launch it, so it will run up to the anniversary and a little beyond.
In addition to the Dragon expansion and bonus cards, I have a set of character cards and a board signed by Mr John Goodenough which will be used as spot prizes, so you could win a little something even if you don't end up winning.
Lucky 13 indeed!
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I have sent in my contribution acronymed "AKoT", should be in the inbox by now.
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Jon New
United Kingdom
Sunny West Yorkshire
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A second entry has now landed on the beaches of Talisman Island.
I will be posting something about the competition on the site in the next few days (provided I can find a few more hours in the day!)
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Jon New
United Kingdom
Sunny West Yorkshire
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Entry number 3 is in, and still about a month to go!
News on the site this week, then updates as we progress.
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