Talisman (video game)

Talisman
Developer(s)	SLUG (1985) Nomad Games (2012)
Publisher(s)	Games Workshop
Platform(s)	ZX Spectrum, Windows, Mobile
Release	(ZX) 1985 (PC/Mobile) 15 November 2012
Genre(s)	Board game
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer (same machine)

Talisman, a board game by Games Workshop, has been attempted to be made into a video game several times since its introduction in 1983. Two versions have been officially released. One attempt was abandoned and an unauthorised version was released before being removed by request.

The first was a 1985 ZX Spectrum game. It was developed by SLUG and produced by the board game's publisher, Games Workshop. Another attempt, by Big Rooster Games in 2008 was abandoned and was labeled "a misfire" by Games Workshop. The third attempt by a fan of the game was released, but later removed. The fourth, actively in development and titled Talisman: Prologue, is being developed by Nomad Games. The single-player game is targeted for Microsoft Windows and mobile platforms.

Games Workshop and Fantasy Flight Games (the current publisher of the Revised Fourth Edition of the game) partnered with another video game developer to produce a video game version.Nomad Games produced a single-player version of Talisman based on the Fourth Edition rules. It is titled Talisman: Prologue. It was released 15 November 2012 for Microsoft Windows.

A full multiplayer version of the game, Talisman Digital Edition, was released in October 2013.

The game is a conversion of the Second Edition of the board game. It is a fantasy hybrid board/role-playing game, in which players moved across a text-based virtual board, fighting creatures, collecting items, and strengthening their characters through experience. The ultimate goal was to defeat the other players, typically by reaching the Crown of Command on the game board.

The game was received somewhat favorably, but did not have any lasting impact on the history of video gaming.

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