''Talisman City'' is an expansion to the ''

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, both produced by

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. ''City'' requires the original Second Edition board game. ''Talisman City'' is an expansion for the Second Edition of Talisman while '' Talisman City of Adventure'' is the expansion for the Third Edition of ''Talisman''. Like ''Talisman'', ''Talisman City'' is no longer published.

''Talisman City'' contains the following items: * The ''Talisman City'' game board * 72 ''Talisman City'' Adventure Cards * 7 ''Talisman'' Adventure Cards (to be merged with the Adventure deck from the main game) *3 ''Talisman Dungeon'' cards (to be merged with the Dungeon deck from the Talisman Dungeon expansion set) *20 Purchase Cards *10 Spell Cards *5 Loan Cards (for extra gold) *5 Warrant Cards *6 Character Cards *6 Playing Piece Cards *6 Playing Piece Stands *1 Rulebook

Description

The ''Talisman City'' expansion replaces the city space in the Outer Region on the ''Talisman'' game board. Within the new city region there are more places to visit and additional items to purchase. Some new areas to visit include The Town Square, The Armoury, The Anarchist's Guild and Magic Emporium. Some special rules apply within the city. The city "has standards to maintain" and does not harbor moneyless people, hence you must always have at least one

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with you at all times. If you should ever lose all your gold, a warrant for your arrest will be issued. If the Patrol or Watch (new cards) ever encounter you, you will be arrested and taken prisoner. In addition, fighting and all its variants (e.g. assassinating) are not tolerated and earn any participants a warrant.

Additional characters

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Master Characters * King's Champion * High Mage * Master Thief *

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Reception

In the September–October 1989 edition of ''

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'' (Issue 9), Richard Ashley reviewed the expansion set titled ''Talisman City'', and gave it an average rating of 3 out of 5, saying, "If you enjoy ''Talisman'' this is well worth adding as it is fun, although I found the rich haractershad an easier time."

Reviews

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