Talisman 4th Edition

[Gentlegamer]

The first 4th edition expansion, The Reaper, is now available.

I picked up my copy today and will be playing in a few hours. A quick peak at the new cards has me impressed!

 

[jaycrockett]

Would the reaper expansion be compatible with the original 4th edition? Are there references to fate?

 

[Gentlegamer]

Would the reaper expansion be compatible with the original 4th edition? Are there references to fate?

There are new Adventure and Spell cards that reference fate (small number). The Grim Reaper itself references Fate on one of the possible "gifts" he can give you. I think there is one Warlock Quest that requires you to discard Fate.

In all, the Reaper expansion can be used pretty easily with the BI edition by removing the cards that reference Fate, and re-rolling any Fate gifts received from the Grim Reaper.

 

[The Prophet]

I did not check it out in details at my FLGS but FFG put out a "patch" for the previous black box edition to update it to their edition. Might worth a look depending on the price.

It would make your game compatible with the new expansions that are starting to come out.

 

[Gentlegamer]

I did not check it out in details at my FLGS but FFG put out a "patch" for the previous black box edition to update it to their edition. Might worth a look depending on the price.

It would make your game compatible with the new expansions that are starting to come out.

Technically, no, because the board has some spaces changed to include the Fate mechanic. The FFG website has these spaces in high-res images suitable for printing if one wishes to bring their BI board up to date.

 

[MerricB]

There are new Adventure and Spell cards that reference fate (small number). The Grim Reaper itself references Fate on one of the possible "gifts" he can give you. I think there is one Warlock Quest that requires you to discard Fate.

In all, the Reaper expansion can be used pretty easily with the BI edition by removing the cards that reference Fate, and re-rolling any Fate gifts received from the Grim Reaper.

You can't just put the Reaper with 4th edition - the cards are of quite different sizes, so you need the update pack (which I've just ordered... )

Cheers!

 

[Gentlegamer]

Mr. Blackman is quite right. I was thinking in terms of game rules and not physical components.

Really, my advice is to get the new full revised edition if you wish to use future new expansions.

 

[MerricB]

Mr. Blackman is quite right. I was thinking in terms of game rules and not physical components.

Really, my advice is to get the new full revised edition if you wish to use future new expansions.

I was thinking about that, but paying another aus$100 for the basic game was a bit much - I got the 4e for about aus$60, and the upgrade was aus$40.

With that $100 I didn't spend, I ordered the new version of Cosmic Encounter by FFG.

Cheers!

 

[Melba Toast]

You can't just put the Reaper with 4th edition - the cards are of quite different sizes, so you need the update pack (which I've just ordered... )

Cheers!

So FFG was thoughtful enough to produce higher quality cards then, eh? Excellent. The cards in the BI version were piss-poor products.

 

[Simplicity]

Fate is a good idea, as long as it's very limited availability. The game just has so many random events that it's easy for the luckier player to shine. Winning by rolling higher is not all that fun. At least with fate, you get to have some choices on those die rolls.

It also lets you have interesting events like: on a 1, the Grim Reaper kills you outright. Lose all lives. Without fate, that'd be pretty arbitrary.