For Sale: Vintage 1983 game, carefully checked and 100% complete (I really counted every tiny piece!).
Very little wear on box. Contents almost all in mint or near mint shape except for a small amount of foxing on the back of the heavy stock map gameboard.
Talisman the Magical Quest Game, 2nd edition - Games Workshop, circa 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..
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.
Game Box - Contents:
Full-color playing board, most common type is a 4-piece puzzle-like board; there is also a 3-fold board with 4 sections.
(14) data/stats character cards & (14) smaller MATCHING character cards for moving about the board: (Assassin, Druid, Dwarf, Elf, Ghoul, Minstrel, Monk, Priest, Prophetess, Sorceress, Thief, Troll, Warrior, Wizard)
(104) COLOR adventure cards: 14 Event cards: Angel, Blizzard, Book of Spells, Cursed by Hag, Devil, Evil Darkness, Imp, Magical Vortex, Market Day, Mephistopheles, Pestilence, Poltergeist, Raiders, Storm. 6 Enemy cards - Animal: Ape, Bear, Boar (2), Lion, Wolf. 10 Enemy cards - Monster: Bandit (2), Giant, Goblin (2), Hobgoblin (2), Ogre (2), Serpent. 3 Enemy cards - Dragon: Dragon (3). 5 Enemy cards - Spirit: Demon, Ghost (2), Spectre, Wraith. 9 Stranger cards: Enchanter, Fairy, Healer, Hermit, Mage, Phantom, Siren,Sorcerer, Witch. 25 Object Cards: Armour, Axe, Bag of Gold (13), Helmet, Mule, Raft, Shield, Sword (2), Two bags of Gold (3), Water Bottle. 13 Magic Object cards: Amulet, Cross, Holy Grail, Holy Lance, Magic Belt, Orb of Knowledge, Potion of Strength, Ring, Runesword, Solomon's Crown, Talisman (2), Wand. 10 Follower cards: Alchemist, Gnome, Guide (2), Maiden, Mercenary, Pixie, Prince, Princess, Unicorn. 9 Place Cards: Cave, Fountain of Wisdom, Magic Portal, Magic Stream, Market, Marsh, Maze, Pool of Life, Shrine.
(24) COLOR spell cards: acquisition, alchemy, counterspell (2), destroy magic, destruction (2), divination, healing (2), hex, immobility (2), invisibility, mesmerism, nullify, preservation, psionic blast (2), random (2), teleport (2), temporal warp.
(28) COLOR purchase cards: Armour (4), Axe (4), Helmet (4), Mule (4), Raft, Shield (4), Sword (3), Water bottle (4).
(4) COLOR talisman cards.
(4) COLOR toad cards.
(4) alignment change cards good/evil.
(6) black plastic bases on which the small characters move about the board.
(140) small (numbered) squares/counters representing amount of strength, life, craft, & gold. [strength=RED: 10- #1 counters, 10- #2's, 10- #3's, & 10- #4's] [craft=BLUE: 10- #1 counters, 10- #2's, 10- #3's, & 10- #4's] [life=GREEN: 6- #1 counters, 4- #2's, 4- #3's, & 6- #4's] [gold coins=GOLD with bag: 40]
(1) one six sided die.
(1) original Games Workshop Rule booklet
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