Throw her into the pond
Talisman: Digital Edition is one of the best board game ports available for iPad and Android, period. Now, whether or not Talisman stands up as a board game is another story, but the app itself is a wonder that Nomad Games somehow managed to squeeze onto a 9.7″ screen. Starting next week, it will be interesting to see how they pack it into an even smaller space, because that’s when the app goes Universal and will be available for iPhone.
Nomad is pushing out a huge update that will not only shrink the game down, but also added a couple new characters: the Apprentice Mage and the Black Witch, each available as IAP. The Black Witch has magic resistance and a power that lets her travel around the board easier than the other characters. The Apprentice Mage sounds like a Wild Mage from D&D lore: early on, her spell casting can fail or even backfire, but she slowly gains power to, eventually, become a master mage. The update also addresses some player feedback as well as the usual bug fixing.
Look for the Universal update to hit the App Store some time next week.
In other Talisman news, the Dungeon expansion is almost ready and should be available in early October. This expansion will actually add a new board the playing field and, if it’s anything like its cardboard cousin, will be a great addition to the base game. Also, the online system for Talisman is being completely redone and will not use Game Center, but a new system that will allow cross-platform play between Android, iOS and PC. We should expect that to be in place “soon”.
iPhone screenshots after the break.
The iPhone layout removes text from cards and places it at bottom of the screen
Is it just me, or is the witch laying on the Cursed Glade?
Apprentice Mage at her finest
I fully expect her to drive around the board on a Segway with The Final Countdown playing in the background
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