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Dark Realm Maps Looks Back on a Stone Cold Classic

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Dark Realm Maps has begun a new series of videos in which they examine the key moments in the history of tabletop games and RPGs, This new series launches with a look at one of the greatest and most fondly-remembered boardgames of all: Talisman.

Indulge is this fabulous piece of nostalgia on YouTube.

Images courtesy of Dark Realm Maps

Read More in:#Talisman#nostalgia#Games Workshop#Dark Realm Maps#Weren't the olden days brilliant!
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Dec 19, 2024
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Dark Realm Maps gets into tabletop nostalgia with their new video series, starting with a trip down memory lane to Talisman. #DarkRealmMaps #Talisman #Nostalgia #GamesWorkshop

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Fantasy News

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