Talisman Timescape
Talisman Timescape is a 1988 expansion for the second edition of the fantasy board game "Talisman", both produced by Games Workshop (GW).. Description. "Talisman Timescape" adds a new "Timescape" board to "Talisman" as well as eight new characters (Astropath, Chainsaw Warrior, Astronaut, Space Pirate, Cyborg, Space Marine, Archaeologist, and Scientist). This is only an expansion set, not a complete game — the "Talisman" game is also required for play. Contents. "Timescape" contains these items: Setup. After setting up the main "Talisman" game board, the "Timescape" board is set out beside the main gameboard, along with the deck of cards  and Purchase cards. The eight new characters are shuffled into the main character deck. Gameplay. Players may enter the "Timescape" board by encountering a Warp Gate, via the Horrible Black Void (from the "Talisman The Adventure" expansion set), or by visiting special encounters such as the Enchantress or the Warlock. Once on the "Timescape" board, characters do not move from square to square as with the regular game, but are randomly teleported (via a die roll) to a new area, always moving in a clockwise direction. Unlike the main game, players cannot encounter each other in the "Timescape", even  if they are in the same area. Publication history. "Talisman" was published by GW in 1983, and became a bestseller. GW published a second edition, and then several expansion sets including "Talisman Expansion Set" (1986), "Talisman The Adventure" (1986), "Talisman Dungeon" (1987), and "Talisman Timescape" in 1988. "Timescape" was designed by Canadian Frank Bourque, who loosely based the areas and characters (such as the Astropath and Space Marine) on GW's popular "Warhammer 40,000" game. Reception. In the 2018 book "Storytelling in the Modern Board Game: Narrative Trends from the Late 1960s to Today", Marco Arnaudo said of "Talisman Timescape  and other expansion sets, Given that the pleasure of playing "Talisman" was never in strategy and optimization but in trying on heroic identities, discovering things, and defeating enemies, the addition of such expansions greatly increased the entertainment value of the game."