Talisman: Digital Edition 4+
The official board game
Nomad Games
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- $2.99
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
Embark on a perilous fantasy adventure, fighting dragons, battling serpents, and avoiding the deadly curse of the Hag. Will you be the first to claim the Crown of Command?
4.5/5 TouchArcade - "...sky high production quality with a full complement of features."
4/5 BoardGameGeek - "A great game with a ton of content."
“Talisman: Digital Edition is one of the best board game ports available for iPad period.” – Pocket Tactics
Talisman, the magical quest game from Games Workshop, is a classic board game that has been enjoyed by fantasy fans for nearly 35 years. It’s a game of skilful decision-making based on dice and cards. There are 14 characters available, be it Warrior, Assassin, Thief or Wizard they are all unique in their strengths, weaknesses and special powers. To win the game race your opponents through a perilous realm, journeying to the heart of the land to find the Crown of Command.
Many of the expansions, true to the board game, are available with more yet to come.
Features list:
● Officially licensed Games Workshop game, using the Revised 4th Edition rules with official artwork.
● A fully expandable game with more cards and characters available as in-app purchases.
● Local multiplayer - Pass to Play mode.
● Real-time online multiplayer mode for 2-6 players. Play against anyone in the world!
● Play against AI characters in offline games.
● Optional house rules included allowing you to tailor games to your liking.
● Interactive tutorial.
● Online rule book.
● AI speed settings so you can play the game at your own pace.
● Turn log - view all game actions in a detailed log.
● Earn XP as you play! Level-up and unlock special Runestone cards, exclusive to this digital edition.
● Languages - English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Polish and Russian.
● Game Center Achievements
● Leaderboard - How do you compare to the World's best players?
NOTE - Compatibility: iPad2 or newer, iOS7.x
This app offers in-app purchases. You may disable in-app purchasing using your device settings. See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4213 for more info.
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FAQ -
Can I play with my friends by passing the device around?
Yes! Get your family and friends together and race each other to the Crown!
Does the game offer cross-platform multiplayer?
It certainly does! Play against players on other platforms in online games.
Do I need to buy expansions to join an online game with expansions?
No! You do not need to buy expansion packs in order to join a game that is using them, but you cannot choose the characters from it until you purchase it.
Does the game have asynchronous play?
No. Talisman doesn't really suit asynchronous play due to players having to react to spell casting.
What’s New
Version 36.00
This update features a ton of community reported fixes, including:
Fixed a crash that was caused by clicking on the Omen Tracker icon when there's was no current omen
Fixed a crash that would happen at the end of round when Kallind was discarding Adventure cards from the board
Fixed a crash caused by there being no valid player when evaluating whether any spell could be cast at the beginning of a turn
Fixed a potential crash when the game tries to get the Strength/Craft value for a card that's not an Enemy
Fix for a crash caused by the Shapeshifter using their ability against a ghost, then winning their battle at the Crown of Command
Fixed a crash that would sometimes happen when trying to view all cards on a particular location
We've made it so you no can't join greyed lobbies
Fixed a crash caused by stealing things from inside something else. e.g. Stealing from within a Bag Of Carrying
Fixed a crash caused by displaying a log message after something has been stolen from a player, when the original player who had their card stolen is no longer in the game
We've updated the AI so that it should no longer use its last life to gain gold. Money is important, but it's not THAT important
Previously, Thieving Piskies would be removed from the board after a battle. We've updated our Piskie trapping technology, so they will now stick around after a battle
Fixed a crash caused by trying to bring a player back into the game after they had died, when they had trophies
Fixed the 'End of Days' cards not being properly added to the board when loading a save
Fixed the Ageless Talisman not buffing player stats correctly
Fixed the Jin Blooded being able to incorrectly bind spells cast by Ascendant Divine
Fix a crash caused by switching to view the inner region in the Challenge For The Crown ending
Fix a crash caused by moving a Terrain card that has a Denizen on it
Fixed the AI not using the 'Amateur Inventor' card properly
Removed the infinite loop in the Battle Royale ending caused by the loser having 'Flail of Blood'
Ratings and Reviews
OK but AI cheats
Playing this is just like the OG board game - It takes forever to play a whole game and the characters are unbalanced. I've been playing solo against the AI players and the game cheats. It favours a particular AI character and unless you're lucky it's nearly impossible to win. Gameplay is good, but be prepared to get hammered in solo play. Haven't played online, don't think I'll bother. Takes so,long to play vs AI, it will take forever to play against other players online.
Great game, but broken online play
Sorry, despite this being a fantastic digital conversion of a classic board game, the online play is broken. I bought it to play private online games with my daughter, but we keep losing connection to the server, and can’t complete a game. This aspect of the game is poorly designed because once you lose connection, you can’t get back in. The game continues without the lost player. Why would I want the game to continue in the case that I have setup a private online game with people I know. Clearly I would want the game to pause until the player rejoined. This seems to me to be something that should be easy to fix. And since the game frequently loses connection, despite being on a fibre optic internet connection and not having this problem with other app and services, it makes the game unplayable, and therefore a waste of my money and time. A shame.
Faithful... for what that is worth
Talisman Digital is a stylish port and includes (at requisite price premium) no end of their expansions. It’s still a little random as a game with limited meaningful choices. It’s pretty good as a rolling fantastic story though, so great for a certain mood. It’s also an opportunity for tinkerers and house rulers.
One can reduce the randomness with the expansions.
Still, I’d recommend slowly introducing expansions and even soloing the characters over using the AI lest the latter outplay you (or even cheat). With so many moving parts, the app is pretty smooth... but not infallible from the odd game freeze and the like. But it can be a lot of fun: from designing the board and rules (again, expansions) to falling over on an unfortunate dice roll.
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Information
- Seller
- Nomad Games Ltd.
- Size
- 143.2 MB
- Category
- Games
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2020 Nomad Games Ltd.
- Price
- $2.99
- In-App Purchases
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- The City Expansion Pack $4.99
- The Dungeon Expansion Pack $4.99
- The Woodlands $4.99
- The Highland Expansion Pack $4.99
- The Reaper Expansion Pack $4.99
- Expansion Bundle $59.99
- The Realm of Souls $4.99
- The Dragon Expansion Pack $4.99
- Ancient Beasts $4.99
- Clockwork Kingdom Expansion $4.99
Supports
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Game Center
Challenge friends and check leaderboards and achievements.