Q 01/05

Talisman borrowed its board layout from an earlier homemade game whose players raced to become Rector of what?

A) A parish

B) A school

C) A university

D) A cathedral

Answer · why

B) A school

A school was the prize in Rectocracy, a game the designer made as a pupil in Dundee: players took the roles of teachers competing to become headmaster...

Q 02/05

In Talisman, which creature can a cursed character be turned into, shrinking Strength and Craft to 1?

A) Sheep

B) Newt

C) Toad

D) Rat

Answer · why

C) Toad

A Toad cannot even roll for movement: it hops one space per turn and has no special abilities until the character changes back.

Q 03/05

Which sitcom shows its main characters playing Talisman in a shared apartment living room in several episodes?

A) The Big Bang Theory

B) How I Met Your Mother

C) The IT Crowd

D) Parks and Recreation

Answer · why

A) The Big Bang Theory

The Big Bang Theory uses the game's 4th Edition, which Sheldon, Leonard and their friends play in more than one episode.

Q 04/05

In the 2019 spin-off Talisman: Batman, players control villains fighting their way through which Gotham location?

A) Blackgate Prison

B) Wayne Manor

C) The Batcave

D) Arkham Asylum

Answer · why

D) Arkham Asylum

Arkham Asylum is the board, flipping the usual quest: players are members of Batman's rogues gallery, racing to subdue him and free the inmates.

Q 05/05

Which company first published Talisman after signing a royalty contract with the board game's creator?

A) Parker Brothers

B) Games Workshop

C) Waddingtons

D) Milton Bradley

Answer · why

B) Games Workshop

Games Workshop unveiled it at Games Day 1983, then bought out the creator's remaining interest after the third edition.