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Talisman Family
(7 games)
Part of the Talisman family — see Talisman for the combined view.
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Gaming Rules! Discussion at 1:02:45
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Thematic elements
- one versus many
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- It looks visually amazing. I personally like the color palette of the game, and I think it does look really good.
- The game is a heavy game. It's a Some people will call it a medium game, right? It's a 45-minute teach.
- Agemonia, still fantastic, still really good.
- It's all three of our number one games of all time.
- Does it fit with the Marvel theme? Absolutely. It it really does.
- I
- Magnate: The First City designed by James Naylor and I'm going to be doing a giveaway for it.
- So, good luck for that and I'll announce the winner next month.
- all of my advertising revenue from all of my videos every month goes to charity.
- So yeah, Solar Titans is going to get three play throughs on the channel in December.
- It's going to be January and February. In fact, February's looking like a good month for me at the moment.
- Talisman Nemesis is the latest expansion for fifth edition that turns the game into a one versus many game.
- And me and Rick on a Tuesday night we're starting playing the Arnak cooperative campaign. So that is another series of play throughs, Lost Ruins of Arnak the cooperative campaign.
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Gaming Rules! Playthrough at 11:20 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
- The fifth edition has fixed many of the issues the host had with the game.
- Provides a good cooperative or one-vs-many experience.
- Fast character leveling provides a sense of progression.
- The Nemesis character is deadly and forces players to work together.
- Adds interesting new endings and variants to the base game.
- The digital version is well-supported with additional content.
- Good community interaction through Discord and channels.
Cons
- Can be random and very random with no real decision points or strategy (host's initial view of older editions).
- The zero move rule's interpretation was initially confusing.
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Dungeons & Dragons
- Talisman Alliances
- Relic
- Warhammer 40k
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Companion leveling — Companions can level up by performing certain actions, gaining abilities or bonuses.
- cooperative play — The expansion Talisman Alliances, mentioned as a precursor, turned the game into a cooperative experience.
- One versus Many — Talisman Nemesis is described as a 'one versus many' game where one player takes on the role of the Nemesis against the other players.
- Sacred Sites — Players need to destroy two sacred sites to make the Nemesis vulnerable, with specific rules on how to achieve this.
- Trial-based progression — The game involves playing through trials in order, with specific cards and challenges associated with each trial.
- Zero Move — A mechanic allowing players to choose not to roll a die and move, instead encountering the villain on their current space.
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- I was at home playing Talisman with all my geeky D and D friends.
- I've been saying for about 20 years that Talisman is an awful game. It's absolutely terrible.
- But the fifth edition rules do fix some of the issues I had with it.
- It's a one versus many.
- The Hunter's character starts with four strength, three craft, four lives, and a gold piece. And she has some really cool abilities.
- My favorite moment was when you guys split to go into the um what was it? The what they call him? The sacred sites. Yeah. And you both were on a villains and I had the two gore attacks...
- This is what I have to put up with. Yes. Come on. Every game.
- That could have been the winning move. That could have been the winning move.
- So, the fact that it's not just a reskin of Talisman. It's actually quite an evolved and improved version.
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