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Talisman is a Strategy game available on the BOARD. It can be played in Physical Competitive modes.

Talisman is a Strategy game. Strategy games provide experiences that require quick thinking, and forward planning from the gamer. They combine the unfolding tactics of classic games like chess, with more recent board games such as Risk. Usually focusing on a theatre of war context, players enjoy the tactical overview of the battle these games provide.

Talisman can be played in a Physical mode. Physical games use real world cards, props and boards. Sometimes this complements a video game experience, but more often they simply exist as physical games in their own right. These games range from Eye of Judgement that uses a camera to detect which cards a player has, to interactive play experience like EyePet. Video games that make use of these props look to encompass the strong board gaming tradition that pre-dates and often outsells video games - such as Settlers of Catan or Carcassone.

Talisman can be played in a Competitive mode. Competitive Multiplayer games provide experiences where players compete against each other and the computer. Obviously lending itself to sports and team games, these competitive engagements have also dominated the shooting and fighting genres because of the direct combat and expertise involved in each. Although these games were originally played in a split screen style, more recently they are played online via services such as PlayStation Network, Xbox Live and the Nintendo Wireless Connection.

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Board Gamer review Mon, 21 Dec 2009

Talisman creates a varied role playing experience around a boardgame - character development, loot, equipment, spells, dice and cards combine to make this accessible and authentic. The complexity of the game is worth it but you do need children 10 or older and a lot of free time to play.

The Talisman series of games were originally created by Games Workshop, and are role playing adventure games. The board provides the fantasy setting, divided into three regions, which players work through by a series of dice throws and card draws which shape their game.
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