Okay, let me hear some comparisons, and which is better for two or three players.
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Okay, let me hear some comparisons, and which is better for two or three players.
I Have not played the new Version of Talisman, But Descent is better played with 4 or more players..
For 2-3 players Talisman would be better suited.
I enjoy both games..*Remember have not played recent vs of Talisman*
Descent Has a 'GM' who sets up a Dungeon with dungeon pieces and Monsters. YOu can either make up your own dungeon or use printed ones or ones other players have made and posted on the Fantasy Flight Page. But the Game needs 3 players *Including GM* at the least to be enjoyable and is more enjotable when you have 4.
Talisman is more board gamish, but was enjoyable.. but I have not played that game since the 90s
You should look into these games To..
Runebound
Cosmic Encounter
Titan
All are excellent Games
I concur with the previous assesment. Talisman would be better given the number of players.
Descent requires someone to run the game GM style, so you would wind up with 1 GM and 1 or 2 players. With Talisman everyone plays.
Additionally, Descent can be kind of tough with only 2 players and 1 GM. It's incredibly difficult if you've only got 1 player and 1 GM. It becomes more fun around 3-4 players and 1 GM.
The GM in descent is not really a GM. As overlord you actually play the game. You activley try to win.
If you're tempted by Descent, but don't want to deal with someone having to be the DM/Overlord, then I would recommend Runebound. While it's not a cooperative-style game like Descent, it does share many similarities (including artwork for the heroes).
The only warning about Runebound is that there are multiple expansions, and some of the boxes are big! :)
Yeah but I don't think they're any bigger than the boxes for Descent.
I played Descent for the first time today. It was a fun game. The miniatures, dungeon tiles and even a few of the mechanics (such as how heroes take actions) were very similar to dnd. However, the dice mechanics are much different, and combat is much faster and more simple. It is obviously not an rpg, but still quite fun. The miniatures for the game look really good for plastic minis. It was a nice break from regular dnd.
I played Descent for the first time today. It was a fun game. The miniatures, dungeon tiles and even a few of the mechanics (such as how heroes take actions) were very similar to dnd. However, the dice mechanics are much different, and combat is much faster and more simple. It is obviously not an rpg, but still quite fun. The miniatures for the game look really good for plastic minis. It was a nice break from regular dnd.
Did the "overlord" enjoy the game, too?
He seeemed to. It was his game. The only problem was we had one more player than recommended, so it was a little out balanced in our favor.
I played Descent for the first time today. It was a fun game. The miniatures, dungeon tiles and even a few of the mechanics (such as how heroes take actions) were very similar to dnd. However, the dice mechanics are much different, and combat is much faster and more simple. It is obviously not an rpg, but still quite fun. The miniatures for the game look really good for plastic minis. It was a nice break from regular dnd.Did the "overlord" enjoy the game, too?
I played Descent only one and I think it we great.
I have played Talisman a couple of times and it OK.
I think Runebound, Cosmic Encounter and Titan are all great games. My favorite is Runebound. It works well for 3 players. I have not played it with only 2.
World of Warcraft: the Board Game is fun. You might want to try it.
Dungeoneer is a good game. It mechanics are similar to Talisman, but it is player with card and dice.
Dark City games has create a light roleplaying/board game that is really good. They have adventures that a dungeon crawls that work well for 2 or 3 players. They have a couple free adventures that come with character, maps and counters. Everything you need to play.
I've had Descent for a bit over a year now. We play it as a break from D&D every once in awhile. With the large selection of heroes and the skill cards it plays different each time (plus the scenarios which we have yet to repeat one).
We have all taken turns as the Overlord and find that it is equal fun to be the overlord or one of the heroes. With four players, we usually have the overlord and three heroes. When there are only three of us to play, the two players each play two heroes. Playing with only two heroes is pretty much a death sentence for the heroes unless you do everything right.
We're pretty heavy into the game having painted all the monsters and heroes and I made 3D pieces for the tiles with Hirst Arts molds.
I haven't had the chance to play Talisman so I can't comment on a comparison.
I have the new talisman; but havent opened it yet; will let you know. Cosmic encounter is fun; but of course my favorite board game is Illuminattii or Nuke War; love playing over at Balfics lair; is always a hoot.
I really thought more gamers would be into playing Munchkin; I have lots of expansions; I love munchin; is a quick game you can play while waiting for your gamers to show up with whoever shows up first; is a really cheezy game with lots of laughs and really need stuff; like the monster " the monster the dm make up himself" hehe; so many of the cards are poking fun right to the core of gamers; just hillarious; you can finish a game in 15 minutes or so if you try; you just need to get to level 10 to win the game; at takes like 10 turns; maybe less cause you can play your "whine to the gm and gain a level" card to speed up your progress.
BoardGameGeek says a game of Descent is two hours but a lot of the comments say more like 4 hours. So which is it? How long does a game of Descent take to play, including setup and put away?
BoardGameGeek says a game of Descent is two hours but a lot of the comments say more like 4 hours. So which is it? How long does a game of Descent take to play, including setup and put away?
Including setup and put-away? 4-5 hours.
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BoardGameGeek says a game of Descent is two hours but a lot of the comments say more like 4 hours. So which is it? How long does a game of Descent take to play, including setup and put away?Including setup and put-away? 4-5 hours.
it really depends on what Adventure you are running, some can be very short.
BoardGameGeek says a game of Descent is two hours but a lot of the comments say more like 4 hours. So which is it? How long does a game of Descent take to play, including setup and put away?
The first time that we played it, it was closer to eight. We were learning as we were playing though. Also, we always seem to take a little longer than the box says.
Okay, my group recently played the second and third scenarios in the book. Both of them took between 6 and 7 hours.
Quite often we have a home rule in Talisman that we use; we play dual class characters; so you get dealt like 8 face down characters from a mixed up pile; you can then sort through and find two compatible; usually by alignment; then you play as if they were one character with all the abilities of both.
is a fun way to play for a little variation; thought I would share it.
I recently played talisman for the first time a few weeks ago. I've only played either of the games once, but I think that I definitely prefer Descent. Talisman is a much older game, and though I assume that there are some changes from the original incarnation and the lastest version, the current version still feels like a really traditional style board game (ie. you roll the dice move around the board and different things happen depending on where you land- the objective is to get to the end of the board first etc...). Descent feels more like a board game version of dnd. There are also quite a few similarities between Descent and the latest version of the Warhammer rpg, which is of course produced by the same publisher (Fantasy Flight Games). The problem with Desecent is that it is close enough to dnd that I'd rather just play dnd. However, if you don't have time to get an adventure together and make dnd characters, Descent is a good alternative and a fun way to spend an afternoon.