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Talisman (en.wikipedia.org)
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One of my favorite board games!

  • The game is never-ending (if you so choose). The cards are reshuffled and taken back in the game once they have been used
  • You can become all-mighty if you want to
  • Can have many different endings (options are up to the players)
  • Has lots of addons, giving new areas, cards, player characters, functions and endings
  • Has a rather cheap (base) game in Steam as well
  • Lots of stuff to remember what you can do, once you have spells and items and followers
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[โ€“] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've played the physical and digital versions a couple times and I couldn't stand the game either way. It is pure random madness that can take hours to end because of it. I can only assume it appeals to people who either like highly random games or just LOVE rolling dice.

Talisman actually joined my extremely short list of banned games.

[โ€“] Damaskox@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Does the randomness come from the cards? Could you somehow pull cards from a certain pool to take away some extra randomness?

Also - the game length can be manipulated. Having a maximum turns or giving extra stats/items in the beginning etc. Creativism and experimentation can make the game more fun ๐Ÿ˜„