A post over on designer and developer Ian Lemke‘s social media tonight confirmed that the Playtest Guide for Talisman Adventures: Fantasy Roleplaying Game from Pegasus Spiele has just gone off to the printers before its release at Gen Con in a few short weeks time!
There have been no further details since the cover art was spoiled earlier this year in the Pegasus Spiele US Catalogue, though it was not known whether or not it was placeholder art at the time.
Excitement is building!!!
Well, it seems that someone has either jumped the gun, or USAopoly has decided not to continue with the spoiling of character minis for Talisman: Batman Super-Villains Edition, because an image of the rear of the box featuring the whole gang has now been put online!
A preorder page turned up on the BigBadToyStore site, with images of the box front and rear, the board, a player set up and a broad overview of the contents including a look at some of the cardbacks we will be seeing when the game is released… and it all looks great!
So we can look forward to The Riddler, The Joker, Poison Ivy, Bane, Mr. Freeze, The Penguin, R’as al Ghul, Two-Face, Clayface, Scarecrow, Harley Quinn and The Joker’s Daughter as playable characters, and of course Batman as the Reaper-esque NPC!
It seems that my hunch about the Villains Month comic covers was about right, except I had no real clue about who of the group would be included, apart from those already gleaned from the little slip on BoardGameGeek‘s coverage from the GAMA Trade Show! You can check out the “Searching…” article through the link below.
Preorder Page at BigBadToyStore
USAopoly AKA The OP have revealed yet another character sculpt from the upcoming Talisman: Batman Super-Villains Edition over on their Facebook page!
This time it’s the former District Attorney of Gotham City, Harvey Dent AKA Two-Face, who will be trying his hardest to become the king of Arkham Asylum.
They’ve also added a really cool touch to the game by making the fate tokens into Two Face’s famous coin!
We’ll see more of these great sculpts soon!
Nomad Games have just announced that there will be a new pack available for Talisman: Digital Edition called From the Ashes that will include the next three digital-exclusive expansions for the game PLUS it has been confirmed that The Ancient Beasts expansion will release on May the 16th, which is the same day that Talisman: Origins is releasing!
Welcome to the post-Cataclysm world of Talisman.
This pack contains three unique expansions that only exist in Talisman: Digital Edition. These expansions explore the awakened magic that is beginning to thrive now that the Cataclysm has been stopped and the Great Wizard has restored the Crown and brought calm to the land.
We also know what will be coming in the next two expansions for Talisman: Digital Edition!
First up we have The Clockwork Arcana expansion –
Innovation strikes the land of Talisman. Large clockwork towers, flying carriages and magical automatons appear in a frenzy. The rulers are no longer Kings and Princes but Inventors and Merchant Lords lead instead.
However, the Era of Invention has left some people behind who are unable to share in the wealth and prosperity. Remembering a time of simplicity steeped in tradition and mysticism they wish to bring the land of Talisman back to its former glory.
…and then we will see The Deep Sea expansion –
The gravity of the restored magic slowly breaks down the unknown swirling mists that have entrapped the island of Talisman for so long. An age of true calm appears to have settled in and around the lands.
The shores are finally revealed and the seas appear to be safe for exploration once again. Only the oldest generations of Talisman have memories of tales told of adventuring across the vast bodies of water surrounding the mystical borders.
Could there be something beyond the tides for the heroes of this world to find?
Players will have access to a brand new board environment that will surround the island of Talisman allowing players to traverse regions with new strategies.
Go and check out the Nomad Games’ Discord server for more information, including a breakdown of the contents for The Ancient Beasts expansion, by following the link below and then looking under Talisman > General.
The store pages over on the Pegasus Spiele website have just been updated with entries for all of the upcoming reprints of the Revised 4th Edition of Talisman and its expansions, and they are all listed for September this year.
Well, all except for Das Hochland, Die Feuerlande and Kataklysmus which are listed as August, but they could be typos!
An interesting addition is the translated versions of I Reami Perduti (The Lost Realms), originally produced by Giochi Uniti, which now has a working title of The Realms or Die Königreiche (The Kingdoms… I think).
You’ll have noted that in the Pegasus Spiele 2019 Catalogue, the preview image features the name The Lost Realms but, as we know, these things are subject to change.
What’s great to see are the retail prices listed for the game, with the base game of Talisman at €49.95, “small” expansions at €19.95, “large” expansions at €34.95. Cataclysm is listed at €39.95, but you do get a lot in the box. The Realms expansion is marked at €14.95, which has no miniatures of course!
There’s nothing new to share yet about Talisman: The Card Game – Clash of Heroes or Talisman Adventures – The Fantasy Role Playing Game, but I believe that they are still expected to be released at Gen Con in August. Who knows, maybe we’ll see some advance copies of the Revised 4th Edition of Talisman there too?!
Talisman on the Pegasus Spiele Store
Finally! The social media challenge has been completed, and a new teaser from the new expansion for Talisman: Digital Edition from Nomad Games has been released!
It’s not clear at the moment, but whatever it is, it looks as big as the Cursed Glade!
Things are certainly moving along at quite a pace, so I’m sure there’ll be more news along soon.
Stay tuned!
Remember when those sneaky goblins at Nomad Games started to tease screenshots for The Realm of Souls expansion for Talisman: Digital Edition on the Steam forums and via their Discord channel?
Well, the image above has been posted this afternoon with no fanfare or explanation, and it looks like a real beast! The image itself is named “AB_Virgil“, but it certainly doesn’t look like a member of International Rescue…
More when we hear it!
If you’ve been looking forward to seeing just which characters from the Kingdom Hearts universe will be appearing in the new licensed Talisman game from USAopoly this July, you are in luck. Sadly the full character list for Batman is not yet available, but we should see some nice reveals from USAopoly in the coming weeks!
ACD Distribution has put up pages for the games which have the expected retail prices, which will be $69.95 each, and the full contents which are as follows:
Talisman: Batman – Super-Villains Edition:
Custom Illusrated Game Board
12 Character cards
Batman card
102 Encounter cards
24 Feat cards
28 Purchase cards
4 Security Key cards
4 Alignment tokens
6 Six-Sided dice
12 Custom sculpted character figures
Custom sculpted Batman figure
6 Stat boards
30 Coins
30 Encounter tokens and 36 Fate tokens
Rules
Talisman: Kingdom Hearts Edition:
Game Board
102 Adventure Cards
30 pairs of Adventure Card Tokens
22 Spell Cards
6 Stat Boards with Health, Strength & Magic Dials
36 Fate Tokens
28 Purchase Cards
4 Keyblade Cards
11 Character Cards
11 Plastic Figures: Sora, Kairi, Ventus, Donald, Mickey, Xion, Riku, Goofy, Aqua, Terra, Mulan
4 Heartless Character Cards
30 Munny
Two 6-sided Dice
I posted some ponderings about the new Batman game last week, but for Kingdom Hearts we can assume that Talismans are replaced by Keyblades, Toads are Heartless, Gold is Munny and the game will feature attribute dials, like those seen previously in Relic (and Batman). Only 2 dice though??
More news as we find it!
Kingdom Hearts on ACD Distribution
Latest Kingdom Hearts News from USAopoly
Talisman: Kingdom Hearts Edition anyone? Thanks to Christian Dunn for the heads up, but USAopoly has released details as reported by ICv2 about the next version of Talisman that you can play later in the year!
Well, that’s one down and one to go. Interesting that they haven’t gone with the “The Magical Quest Game” subtitle, but I guess it’s only a mock up so far.
So, if you like Disney and the Square Enix video games, then this looks to be just up your street!
From the announcement:
Players assume the role of some of their favorite animated heroes (Sora, Kairi, Riku, King Micky, Goofy, and more) on new tabletop adventures inspired by Kingdom Hearts lore. Players will gather Strength and Magic to complete objectives to seal the Door to Darkness and keep Heartless from consuming all. The game board includes three regions. The game includes custom dice, tokens and cards which include aspects and the exploratory spirit of Talisman blended with memorable pieces of Kingdom Hearts lore (Munny-themed currency, Gummi Paths, and memorable locations like Neverland and Traverse City).
News seen on ICV2 and confirmed on the WizKids website today gives a detailed look at the new edition of Relic being released in two flavours, one Standard Edition with unpainted character busts and a Premium Edition with “highly detailed painted busts”, both of which will be coming in July this year.
The prices given for the two editions are $69.99 for the Standard Edition and $119.99 for the Premium Edition, though of course I will be looking to snag both versions, so there’s no hope for me!
As for changes to the original game, the WizKids site says that –
“The new WizKids edition features improved and expanded highly-detailed busts of the ten available player characters, as well as upgraded punchboard player and scenario cards.”
– so it seems that they’ve basically left the game alone, save for a few tweaks as they did with the recently released Fury of Dracula reprint which was also previously available from Fantasy Flight Games.
Check out the links below, and you can even read up on the rules for the game and check out any changes for yourself.
