Editing Talisman (board game) (section)

=== Reception ===
Andy Blakeman reviewed ''Talisman'' for ''[[Imagine (AD&D magazine)|Imagine]]'' magazine, and stated that "Obviously, this is a luck game, and the amount of luck required is sometimes very frustrating. However, quite an epic fantasy atmosphere builds up around the game, and it plays efficiently and cleanly. If you like fantasy boardgames, then this is quite a good example."<ref name="Imagine11">{{cite journal | last = Blakeman |first = Andy | title =Game Reviews | type = review | journal = [[Imagine (game magazine)|Imagine]] | issue = 11| pages =38 | publisher = TSR Hobbies (UK), Ltd. |date=February 1984}}</ref>

In the April 1984 edition of ''[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]'' (Issue 52), Alan Paull liked the high quality of the game components, but thought that games went on for far too long, and winning seemed to be a matter of luck. Paull gave the game a below-average rating of 6 out of 10, concluding, "''Talisman'' is not a bad game. If it was shorter, it would make an enjoyable family game."<ref>{{cite journal  | last =Paull  | first =Alan E  | title =Open Box: Dungeon Modules  | type = review  | journal =[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]  | issue = 52  | page =16  | publisher =[[Games Workshop]]  |date=April 1984  | issn =0265-8712}}</ref>

In the March–April 1985 edition of ''[[The Space Gamer]]'' (Issue No. 73), [[Matthew Costello]] commented that "This is an ideal fantasy game for your non-gaming friends or relatives. There's enough familiar 'boardgame' here so that they'll be comfortable, but ''Talisman'' adds subtle and challenging elements from the FRP world."<ref name="SG">{{cite journal|last=Costello |first=Matthew J. |authorlink=Matthew Costello |date=Mar–Apr 1985 |title=Featured Review: Talisman|journal=[[Space Gamer]]|publisher=[[Steve Jackson Games]]|issue=73|pages=23}}</ref>

In the December 1993 edition of ''Dragon'' (Issue 200), [[Allen Varney]] considered ''Talisman'' a classic, calling it "a nutty romp that calls for lots of luck, a laid-back attitude, and tolerance for getting turned into a toad. You won’t believe how often this game toadifies you."<ref name=dragon200>{{cite journal|last=Varney|first=Allen|author-link=Allen Varney| date=December 1993 |title=Social Board Games|journal=[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]|publisher=[[TSR (company)|TSR, Inc.]]|issue=200|pages=120}}</ref>

''Talisman'' was chosen for inclusion in the 2007 book ''[[Hobby Games: The 100 Best]]''. [[Shane Lacy Hensley]] commented that the very name of ''Talisman'' "conjures a smile&nbsp;– if not a nerdish giggle&nbsp;– from most thirty-something gamers as they recall countless high school and college days playing this simple and addictive game."<ref name="HG">{{Cite book | contribution=Talisman | title=[[Hobby Games: The 100 Best]] | last=Hensley | first=Shane Lacy | author-link=Shane Lacy Hensley | editor-last=Lowder | editor-first=James | editor-link=James Lowder | publisher=[[Green Ronin Publishing]] | year=2007 | pages=305–308 | isbn=978-1-932442-96-0}}</ref>