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Where to buy game Talisman ?

  • 11-10-2013 4:03pm
    #1
    frii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27 ✭


    Any chance to get game named Talisman ? I saw it in Big Bang Theory.. I would like to try it. But have no clue if it's available somewhere in Dublin ?

    and btw What would be the best place to go look for some Board games ?


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  • #2
    Genghiz Cohen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,182 ✭✭✭Genghiz Cohen


    There's a place near Jervis I think. Hang on.

    Gamers World Limited should have what you are looking for.

    Web site.


  • #3
    frii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27 ✭frii


    I'm hanging..


  • #4
    Genghiz Cohen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,182 ✭✭✭Genghiz Cohen


    Cease hanging, good sir.
    Post edited above.

    It's an unusual game (In my limited experience). Good bit of fun to watch someone come so close to winning and then fail.


  • #5
    frii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27 ✭frii


    I'm not so much gamer.. but It seemed some fun.. I would like to give it a go.. Hope my friends with appreciate my attempts.
    How do you think.. Pasive type of people would have some fun in this game with some addition of some magic elixirs ?


  • #6
    Genghiz Cohen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,182 ✭✭✭Genghiz Cohen


    Yeah, I don't seem to remember it being hugely deep for me.
    Maybe Munchkin would be better for people not used to board games. Plenty of odd humour and lots of chances to screw your friends over.


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  • #7
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,763 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    One of the traders at Gaelcon is bound to have it if Gamersworld don't, if you can wait two weeks or so.


  • #8
    ixoy
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 18,004 Mod ✭✭✭✭ixoy


    Gamers World definitely have had it - I know because I passed the display in the window.
    I believe it's on its 4th edition but I still have the 2nd edition with all the expansion packs. It's good fun - I think the 4th edition isn't too far off the 2nd one although the expansion packs wouldn't be the same.


  • #9
    penev10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,896 ✭✭✭penev10


    ixoy wrote: »
    ... I still have the 2nd edition with all the expansion packs..

    So do I :D just waiting until my son is old enough to enjoy it! He's still getting to grips with Carcassonne so not far off now.

    Takes a long time to play if you use all the boards (City, Dungeon and Timescape, I think that's them all?)


  • #10
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,929 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    I would love to play some of those boards games, but I dont have such nerdy friends. :(


  • #11
    COYVB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,660 ✭✭✭COYVB


    ShadowHearth wrote: »
    I would love to play some of those boards games, but I dont have such nerdy friends. :(

    My childhood was spent wishing I could play some tabletop games, but there was absolutely no chance with the mates I had. Still no chance either


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  • #12
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,929 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    COYVB wrote: »
    My childhood was spent wishing I could play some tabletop games, but there was absolutely no chance with the mates I had. Still no chance either

    Damn, I even threw Idea of monopoly to misses. I told her to invite her friend with other half, so we could just have a few drinks and a game of monopoly for ****s and giggles. I was looked at like I had a Penis tattooed on my forehead. :(


  • #13
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,763 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    Cherryghost runs regular things for board games:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057043513


  • #14
    TomCo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,528 ✭✭✭TomCo


    http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/128442/relic

    Relic is a 40k themed version of Talisman.

    Gamersworld have both. I live a few doors down and have a look in the window most evenings.


  • #15
    penev10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,896 ✭✭✭penev10


    ShadowHearth wrote: »
    I would love to play some of those boards games, but I dont have such nerdy friends. :(

    Wait til your kids get to 8 or 9 and you're sorted!


  • #16
    nesf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,644 ✭✭✭✭nesf


    Genghiz Cohen wrote: »
    Yeah, I don't seem to remember it being hugely deep for me.
    Maybe Munchkin would be better for people not used to board games. Plenty of odd humour and lots of chances to screw your friends over.

    Munchkin is a good game for new people. Something like Fluxx is better if they don't like fantasy.

    Just to get them used to "gaming style" systems (i.e. card games or board games with more complicated rules than Poker or Monopoly).


  • #17
    ixoy
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 18,004 Mod ✭✭✭✭ixoy


    penev10 wrote: »
    Takes a long time to play if you use all the boards (City, Dungeon and Timescape, I think that's them all?)
    Yeah, that's right - City added some complexity too, allowing your character to get special positions.

    Then of course there's the two other add on packs, consisting solely of cards which served up more characters, adventure cards, spells, etc.

    And, if you want, you can go here and download "The Dragons" expansion pack which was extremely rare (and the final one for the 2nd edition).


  • #18
    penev10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,896 ✭✭✭penev10


    ixoy wrote: »
    Yeah, that's right - City added some complexity too, allowing your character to get special positions.

    Then of course there's the two other add on packs, consisting solely of cards which served up more characters, adventure cards, spells, etc.

    And, if you want, you can go here and download "The Dragons" expansion pack which was extremely rare (and the final one for the 2nd edition).
    Cheers for that. I did see Dragons once in Marks Models but I'd stopped playing Talisman at that stage and had moved on to 40k.


  • #19
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,763 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    It's just out on Steam too:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=861


  • #20
    Sarky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31,967 ✭✭✭✭Sarky


    ShadowHearth wrote: »
    Damn, I even threw Idea of monopoly to misses. I told her to invite her friend with other half, so we could just have a few drinks and a game of monopoly for ****s and giggles. I was looked at like I had a Penis tattooed on my forehead. :(

    There's your problem. Games of Monopoly never end in anything except a massive argument over the sh*tty rules.

    I'd recommend King Of Tokyo for anyone looking for a board game. It's simple, fun, clever and very memorable.


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