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18 games like Talisman

The best games like Talisman are Mansions of Madness Second Edition, Mice and Mystics and Warhammer Quest The Adventure Card Game — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Mansions of Madness Second Edition shares adventure, exploration, fantasy with Talisman.

Every alternative below links to its own Talisman-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s adventure / exploration shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Talisman’s 2.2 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)

   1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See Mansions of Madness Second Edition alternatives →

   Shares with Talisman: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Role Playing · 6 shared tags · 2 of Talisman’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Talisman: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~90 min shorter · +0.5 heavier

   Check price for Mansions of Madness Second Edition →
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   2. Mice and Mystics (2012)

   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Mice and Mystics alternatives →

   Shares with Talisman: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Variable Player Powers · 7 shared tags · 3 of Talisman’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Talisman: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~165 min shorter · +0.5 heavier

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   3. Warhammer Quest The Adventure Card Game (2015)

   1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See Warhammer Quest The Adventure Card Game alternatives →

   Shares with Talisman: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Variable Player Powers · 7 shared tags · 3 of Talisman’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Talisman: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~195 min shorter · +0.5 heavier

   Check price for Warhammer Quest The Adventure Card Game →
4. 

   4. HeroQuest (1989)

   2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See HeroQuest alternatives →

   Shares with Talisman: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Roll / Spin and Move · 7 shared tags · 3 of Talisman’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Talisman: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~150 min shorter · same complexity
5. 

   5. Arcadia Quest (2014)

   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Arcadia Quest alternatives →

   Shares with Talisman: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 6 shared tags · 2 of Talisman’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Talisman: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~180 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
6. 

   6. Runebound Second Edition (2005)

   2–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium · See Runebound Second Edition alternatives →

   Shares with Talisman: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Variable Player Powers · 7 shared tags · 3 of Talisman’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Talisman: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~60 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
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   7. Heroes of Terrinoth (2018)

   1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light

   Shares with Talisman: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Variable Player Powers · 7 shared tags · 3 of Talisman’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Talisman: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~195 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
8. 

   8. Claustrophobia (2009)

   2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Claustrophobia alternatives →

   Shares with Talisman: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 6 shared tags · 2 of Talisman’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Talisman: both play at 2 · ~195 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
9. 

   9. Dungeon Saga Dwarf King's Quest (2015)

   2–5 players · 30–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light

   Shares with Talisman: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Variable Player Powers · 7 shared tags · 3 of Talisman’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Talisman: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~165 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
10. 

    10. Dungeons & Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Board Game (2011)

    1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Dungeons & Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Board Game alternatives →

    Shares with Talisman: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Role Playing · 6 shared tags · 2 of Talisman’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Talisman: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~180 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
11. 

    11. Massive Darkness (2017)

    1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · See Massive Darkness alternatives →

    Shares with Talisman: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 6 shared tags · 2 of Talisman’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Talisman: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · ~120 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
12. 

    12. Magiczny Miecz (1993)

    2–6 players · 240 min · ★ 6.2 · Medium-light

    Shares with Talisman: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Roll / Spin and Move, Variable Player Powers · 8 shared tags · 4 of Talisman’s 4 mechanics (100%)

    vs Talisman: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
13. 

    13. Champions of Midgard (2015)

    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Champions of Midgard alternatives →

    Shares with Talisman: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 2 of Talisman’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Talisman: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~165 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
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    14. Shadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients (2014)

    1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Shadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients alternatives →

    Shares with Talisman: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Variable Player Powers · 7 shared tags · 3 of Talisman’s 4 mechanics (75%)

    vs Talisman: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~120 min shorter · +1.1 heavier
15. 

    15. Zombicide Black Plague (2015)

    1–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Zombicide Black Plague alternatives →

    Shares with Talisman: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 2 of Talisman’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Talisman: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · ~120 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
16. 

    16. HeroQuest Advanced Quest (1990)

    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light

    Shares with Talisman: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Role Playing, Variable Player Powers · 6 shared tags · 2 of Talisman’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Talisman: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~150 min shorter · same complexity
17. 

    17. The Undercity An Iron Kingdoms Adventure Board Game (2015)

    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium

    Shares with Talisman: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Variable Player Powers · 7 shared tags · 3 of Talisman’s 4 mechanics (75%)

    vs Talisman: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~150 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
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    18. Dragon Strike (1993)

    2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light

    Shares with Talisman: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Variable Player Powers · 7 shared tags · 3 of Talisman’s 4 mechanics (75%)

    vs Talisman: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~180 min shorter · same complexity

Looking for the original? See the full Talisman fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.