In real life my special power is to turn into a sloth.
Talisman is one of the worst IAP offenders on the App Store. Seriously, I think this latest expansion, The Sacred Pool, brings the total number of things you can buy in-game to just shy of a googol. Or at least that’s how it feels to my bank account. Of course, Talisman offers us the kind of IAP we don’t mind. There are no timers or currencies, just heaps of more content which, of course, makes every game of Talisman more fun.
The Sacred Pool is a small box expansion, meaning that we won’t be getting a new board to wrap around the main one like the Dungeon and Highland expansions before them. Instead we’ll be getting over 70 new adventure cards, more than a dozen new spell cards, 3 more alternative endings, as well as two new decks: Stables and Quest Rewards. The former offers up equestrian followers while the latter gives you new incentives to head to the middle circle and deal with the Warlock.
That’s not all. There are also four new characters as well as the ability to save up to 10 different games as opposed to the one slot we’ve had since Talisman launched. Nomad has also introduced a Sudden Death mode, in which the game creator can put a limit on how many rounds a game will last and at the end each player will score based on what they’ve earned up to that point. This should make for some nice and short online games.
They’ve also released another character, the Shaman, as a separate IAP for $1. It’s a cool shapeshifting character that allows you to shift your stats based on which form you’re currently in: bear, cheetah, or owl. Also, all the revenue that Nomad earns from the Shaman character is going directly to Special Effect, a charity that gives those with physical disabilities the opportunity to play video games.
You can pick up Talisman for iOS Universal, Android, and Kindle. It’s currently on sale for only $1, and all the expansions are currently on sale as well. If you want to load up on everything Talisman has to offer, now’s the time to do it.
Trailer after the break.
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