Many thanks to Marc Willson for alerting me to the fact that the Revised 4th Edition of Talisman got some screen time in the new series There She Goes on BBC Four, starring David Tennant & Jessica Hynes, this week.
It was nice to see the game featured but, blimey, what a seriously cracking show! Dark humour and a few tears along the way. Fantastic!
At least they are playing it semi-properly, unlike when it featured on The Big Bang Theory!
You can now take a look at an overview of the final four expansions in the current reprinting of the Revised 4th Edition of Talisman from Games Workshop on the site!
There’s a little (possibly rambling) commentary from me about what has changed since the Fantasy Flight Games printing of The Reaper, The Dragon, The City and The Woodland expansions that I hope is useful.
Many thanks to Fan Boy Three for sourcing these expansions for me, and thanks again to Coiledspring Games for supplying the first batch that I covered last week.
Free codes for Talisman: Digital Edition by Nomad Games? Fancy base rings and retooled playing pieces? What’s not to like?!
The time is nearly upon us, for tomorrow we can play Talisman!
Thanks very much to Dave from legendary Mancunian home of gaming, Fan Boy Three for posting the above image with their new stock of Games Workshop‘s reprint of Talisman earlier today (along with lyrics to a song that you will know… check it out!)
As you can see, they have the Revised 4th Edition of Talisman along with The Reaper, The City, The Blood Moon, The Dragon, The Woodland and The Harbinger expansions.
As I’ve suggested on the Talisman Island Facebook page, if your local shop doesn’t have stock of Talisman and the newly reprinted expansions, then you should encourage them to get in touch with their regional distributors to start carrying the line. Coiledspring Games in the UK, Lion Rampant in Canada and Alliance Games Distributors in the US. I’ve no idea about European or other areas, but I’m sure someone will point them out to me!
With a bit of luck I should be able to bring you a review of the reprint along with a comparison to the Fantasy Flight Games printing, but as yet my copies are still “elsewhere”.
Hopefully there will also be some news in the near future about the other expansions for the game that need a reprint!
It’s been a little while coming, but the “landing page” for the Revised 4th Edition of Talisman is now live on the Games Workshop website!
You will find details about the game and the upcoming expansions along with marketing shots of the contents that we’ve already seen, but at least things are finally moving!
It does mention that the game will be “available in independent book and games stores from November 2017”, so it seems definite that it won’t be appearing in your local GW store.
Hopefully we’ll see a little more soon about the next wave of reprints.
Following on from the news that Coiledspring Games will be distributing the new printing of the Revised 4th Edition of Talisman from Games Workshop, some news has finally made its way onto the Warhammer Community pages!
The news states that the game will be “out in bookstores and hobby shops across the world this Christmas”, but I’m hopeful that the previous street date given of the 4th of November will still be valid.
It’s nice to see that bookstores and hobby shops are being pushed, as it should help the game get to a larger audience. Fans that were worried that the news previously only mentioned the UK and Ireland should take heart that the whole world gets a mention too!
The first lot of reprints includes the base game and a mixture of six expansions, being The Dragon, The City, The Woodland, The Reaper, The Blood Moon and The Harbinger.
Hopefully there will be more to report in the near future!
So, there’s been little or no news about the revamp of Talisman: The Magical Quest Game since the original announcement by Games Workshop back in February, but today it has been announced that a UK distributor has been appointed!
Coiledspring Games will be distributing the game in the UK and Ireland and are taking preorders from retailers ahead of the launch in October!
The announcement mentions the base game and SIX expansions, but more will be coming.
In the first batch you will be able to pick up Talisman: The Magical Quest Game, along with The Dragon, The City, The Woodland, The Reaper, The Blood Moon and The Harbinger expansions.
More news as we get it!
