The first and second editions used cards to represent the characters in the game. The cards were placed on plastic bases (called "slotta bases") and moved about the board as the game was played (paintable metal miniature figures for the characters could be purchased separately). The Third Edition did away with the stand-up character cards and instead included plastic miniatures. It removed many characters from the Second Edition and added new ones which tied the world of Talisman more closely to the Warhammer Fantasy settings games.
the first and second editions used cards to represent the characters in the game the cards were placed on plastic bases (called "slotta bases") and moved about the board as the game was played (paintable metal miniature figures for the characters could be purchased separately) the third edition did away with the stand-up character cards and instead included plastic miniatures it removed many characters from the second edition and added new ones which tied the world of talisman more closely to the warhammer fantasy settings games