‘The Woodland Expansion for Talisman Revised 4th Edition’ - Fantasy Board Game Review

The Bottled Imp - Episode 44
Which path will you choose as you enter the mystic Woodland? The Bottled Imp takes a detailed look at the Talisman Revised 4th Edition expansion 'The Woodland'. Will you manage to find your way through the dense forest to meet your destiny?

The latest corner board expansions for Fantasy Flight’s Talisman, takes adventurers into an ancient woodland where twisting trails, strange forest creatures, wealth and immense power can be found. Queen Mab has corrupted this Woodland region and so the once peaceful fae have befallen the Woodland’s terrible spell and are forced to survive by feeding on its very substance. They became desperate and hungry creatures, seeking to devour the fate of others. Only the brave or foolish would dare to enter this dangerous Woodland.

This expansion includes five new themed heroes to add to your game: Scout, Totem Warrior, Spider Queen, Ancient Oak, and Leywalker. Each has their own Special Abilities to help them traverse the land of Talisman and in addition each has their own unique Tokens giving them extra special abilities. Which one will you want to be?

This expansion also introduces the concept Light and Dark Fate to Talisman and so changes how the Fate Tokens from the base game are used. Each Fate Token has a Light (gold) and Dark (dark blue) side. A player paying a Light Fate Token can re-roll one of their own die roll and a player paying a Dark Fate Token can re-roll one of another player’s die roll. Plus each player has to decide what side up on the gaming table each Fate Token is showing every time they receive a Fate Token (including Set Up). This is known as Fatebound. If a player has more Light Fate Tokens showing they are considered Lightbound, if more Dark Fate Tokens are showing they are considered Darkbound. If it is equal then they are Unbound and if they have no Fate Tokens then they are Fateless. Each Fate condition has an effect on future Woodland Cards they may have to resolve. Therefore each player will have to choose wisely which type of Fatebound they’d like to be. A tricky choice indeed!

This expansion adds a new corner piece Region board, 103 Woodland Cards, 5 Spell Cards, 10 Adventure Cards, 20 Path Cards, 14 Destiny Cards, 3 Alternative Ending Cards, and 5 new character cards with matching detailed plastic miniatures for you to paint and each with their own Special Ability Tokens. That’s a lot of components for your money!

Please note: You will need Talisman Revised 4th Edition from Fantasy Flight Games to play The Woodland Expansion.

If you haven't done so already check out our Talisman 4th Revised Edition base game review here....    • Talisman: Revised 4th Edition - Fanta...  

Also take a look at our first expansion pack review of 'The Reaper'...
   • The Reaper: Talisman Expansion Pack -...  

And have a look at our second expansion review of ‘The Blood Moon’
http://tinyurl.com/qflhh4a

Check out our third expansion review of ‘The Dungeon’
   • ‘The Dungeon Expansion for Talisman R...  

Fancy new weapons, armour or even a pet? Check out the Imp review of our forth expansion review ‘The City’
   • ‘The City Expansion for Talisman Revi...  

Fancy a hike into The Highland? You’ll need to watch The Bottled Imp review before you go:
   • ‘The Highland Expansion for Talisman ...  


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