Publication history In 1983, Robert Harris designed the fantasy board game Talisman and it was published by Games Workshop (GW) with black & white cards. The game proved popular, and two years later, GW issued a second edition, which only differed in having full colour cards and new box cover art. In 1986, GW released an expansion set with new characters, spells and adventure cards. The expansion set also proved popular, and GW released more expansions: The Adventure (1986), Dungeon (1987), City (1989), and Dragons (1993).
Publication history In 1983, Robert Harris designed the fantasy board game Talisman and it was published by Games Workshop (GW) with black & white cards. The game proved popular, and two years later, GW issued a second edition, which only differed in having full colour cards and new box cover art. In 1986 GW released an expansion set with new characters, spells and adventure cards. The expansion set also proved popular, and GW released more expansions: The Adventure (1986), Dungeon (1987), ,City (1989), and Dragons (1993).